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public:nnels:etext:captions [2018/08/15 00:49]
rachel.osolen |
public:nnels:etext:captions [2022/04/11 20:59]
rachel.osolen |
| Often you will find that your book comes with captions. **All** captions will have to be reinserted to ensure proper formatting. | =====Captions===== |
| | Often you will find that your book comes with captions. |
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| | **All** captions will have to be reinserted to ensure proper formatting. |
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| ====Inserting Captions==== | ====Inserting Captions==== |
| - Right click on the image | - Right click on the image |
| - Select ''Insert Caption'' | - Select ''Insert Caption'' |
| - Remove the label (i.e. Figure, Equation, Photo) | |
| - Keep the default position as "below selected item" | - Keep the default position as "below selected item" |
| | - Remove the label (i.e. Figure, Equation, Photo) by selecting ''Exclude Label from Caption'' |
| - Type or copy and paste the book's caption in the caption field | - Type or copy and paste the book's caption in the caption field |
| | - Click ''OK'' |
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| | {{:public:nnels:etext:insert_caption_box.png?400|}} |
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| | <note>When you select ''Exclude Label from Caption'' the number will remain. This will have to be removed manually after insertion.</note> |
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| | <note>For tables, the caption should be above the table. For more info please go to the [[public:nnels:etext:tables#captions_and_descriptions|Tables]] section for more on captions for tables</note> |
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| If you have Word for Office 365, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word 2010, or Word 2007 here are some [[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-format-or-delete-captions-in-word-82fa82a4-f0f3-438f-a422-34bb5cef9c81|alternative instructions]] on how to insert captions. | If you have Word for Office 365, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word 2010, or Word 2007 here are some [[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-format-or-delete-captions-in-word-82fa82a4-f0f3-438f-a422-34bb5cef9c81|alternative instructions]] on how to insert captions. |
| {{:public:nnels:etext:caption_modified_style.png?nolink&300|}} | {{:public:nnels:etext:caption_modified_style.png?nolink&300|}} |
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| After you have modified the style it should stay that way for the rest of your editing. | After you have modified the style it should stay that way for the rest of your editing. [[https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cFjrVXqqKS|Click here for a video on How to Insert Captions in Word]]. |
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| <note>Sometimes, after you add a caption, you may need to clear formatting from the image once again. Look out for a black dot appearing beside the image; if it appears, select the image and ''Clear Formatting''.</note> | <note>Sometimes, after you add a caption, you may need to clear formatting from the image once again. Look out for a black dot appearing beside the image; if it appears, select the image and then select ''Clear Formatting'' from the Style Pane.</note> |
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| <note>Sometimes the text will be too long to fully copy when you insert the new caption. In this case, //after// you insert the caption and have modified the style you can copy and paste the remaining text that did not copy the first time. It should automatically match the style. **A Caption should //never// be more than one paragraph long.**</note> | <note>Sometimes the text will be too long to fully copy when you insert the new caption. In this case, //after// you insert the caption and have modified the style you can copy and paste, or type, the remaining text that did not copy the first time. It should automatically match the style.</note> |
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| <note important>**video tutorial to come** | <note>A Caption should //never// be more than one paragraph long.</note> |
| </note> | |
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| ====Odd Formatting Issues==== | ====Odd Formatting Issues==== |
| {{:public:nnels:etext:on_food_caption_example_2.png?nolink&300|}} | {{:public:nnels:etext:on_food_caption_example_2.png?nolink&300|}} |
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| In this case you have to select the entire paragraph and insert it as you would any other caption. This example had a longer than standard caption, so it was also necessary to copy and paste the missing text after inserting and modifying the caption. | In this case you have to select the entire paragraph and insert it as you would any other caption. This example the caption was longer than the maximum word count for the Insert Caption option so it was also necessary to copy and paste the missing text after inserting and modifying the caption. |
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| {{:public:nnels:etext:on_food_captions_example_3.png?nolink&300|}} | {{:public:nnels:etext:on_food_captions_example_3.png?nolink&300|}} |
| </WRAP> | </WRAP> |
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| ====Q&A==== | [[public:nnels:etext:start|Return to main eText Page]] |
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| **Q: Instead of using captions, my book has numbered linked text (like endnotes) to a Credits section at the end of the book. Should I cut and paste the credits and use them for captions? Should I keep the Credits section or remove it? UPDATE: Some pictures do have captions, some just the numbered credit link, others have both.** | |
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| A: I think that's a great approach - instead of the caption linking to the credit text at the back of the book, just use that credit text as the caption itself (using Insert Caption). We can prefix the caption with **Credit:** [insert credit text]. Then we can remove the Credits section as you suggested. | |
