Writer Guide

Tip
A common sequence name—Figure—is not one of the names
provided: <None>, Drawing, Illustration, Table, and Text.
If you want the name “Figure” or any other custom name for
your graphics, do the following:
1) Open the Options – OpenOffice.org Writer –
AutoCaption dialog box, as described above.
2) In the Add captions automatically when inserting section,
select OpenOffice.org Writer Picture. This activates
the Caption area in the dialog box for pictures (graphics).
3) Under the Category drop-down list, enter the name that
you want added (say, Figure), by overwriting any
sequence name in the list. (Overwriting a term does not
delete it from the drop-down list.) You can also set some
options for the number style and for a separator between
the name and the number, if desired. Click OK to save
the changes.
Using the Caption dialog box
To add captions using the Caption dialog box:
1) Insert the graphic, then select it and click Insert > Caption.
2) Under Properties on the Caption dialog box (Figure 20), make
your selections for the Category , Numbering , and Separator fields
(Illustration, Arabic (1 2 3), and a colon (:), respectively, for the
example in Figure 267 and type your caption text in the Caption
text box at the top. Whatever text you enter for the caption
appears in the box at the bottom, after the sequence name,
number, and separator.
3) Click OK. The graphic and its caption are placed in a frame, as
shown in Figure 268.
Figure 267. Defining the caption for an illustration
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