Writer Guide

Adding captions to graphics
You can add captions to graphics in three ways: automatically, by using
the Caption dialog box, or manually.
Adding captions automatically
You can set up OOo to add captions automatically whenever you insert
a graphic, a table, or other objects into a document. You can choose
which objects are captioned automatically, what the sequence name is
for each caption (for example, “Table” or “Illustration”), and the
position of the caption.
To set up automatic captions:
1) Click Tools > Options. On the Options dialog box, click on the +
sign next to OpenOffice.org Writer to show a list of options.
2) Select AutoCaption. Now you can see several choices at the
right of the dialog box for adding captions automatically.
3) Choose which objects you want to be automatically captioned and
specify the characteristics of the captions.
For more information, see “AutoCaption options” in Chapter 2 (Setting
up Writer).
When you insert a graphic, if automatic captioning is enabled, the
graphic is placed in a frame along with a caption containing the default
sequence name for graphics Illustration. Position the cursor in the―
caption area and type the text for the caption. You can change the
sequence name by selecting one from the drop-down Category list.
Note
You can specify where to place an automatic caption for any
object except a picture; picture captions can only be
automatically placed below the picture. If you need a caption
above the picture (for example, for data plots in scientific
publications), you must add the captions manually, as
described in “Adding captions manually” on page 292.
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