You can insert automatically numbered captions below pictures – for example, "Figure 1", "Figure 2", etc. In addition, you can generate a table of figures of all images thus captioned with minimal effort.
Not only can captions be inserted for images but also for any other part of a document. For example, the tables in a document can also be captioned.
You can even insert captions for the images and tables in a document, with both of them using their own numbering. Apart from that, you can insert an individual table of figures for each of them.
Working with captions and tables of figures is actually quite easy:
▪Inserting captions for pictures and other objects
| You can use the ribbon command References | group Captions | Insert caption to insert an automatically numbered caption into the text. |
| If, for example, you want to caption the pictures in a document, simply select the respective desired image and choose this command. Write will insert a caption below the picture. It consists of a label and a sequential number – for example, "Figure 1". |
| The numbering is automatic and adjusts automatically when you add or delete captions. |
| If desired, you can enter an explanatory text after each caption, for example, to extend the caption "Figure 1" to "Figure 1: The larch". |
▪Generating a table of figures
| If you have inserted captions, you can then insert a table of figures into the text using the ribbon command References | group Captions | Generate. It lists all captions that you have inserted into the document. |
| If, for example, you have inserted captions for all pictures in a document, you can then create a table of these pictures. This also has page numbers so that the reader can see which picture is on which page. |
| Text entered directly behind a caption also appears in the table of figures. If you have extended the caption "Figure 1" to "Figure 1: The larch", for example, this exact text will end up in the table. |
For more information, see the next pages.
