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public:nnels:etext:captions [2018/08/20 18:15]
rachel.osolen
public:nnels:etext:captions [2022/09/15 12:03] (current)
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-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.
  
 ====Inserting Captions==== ====Inserting Captions====
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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> <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>
  
 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.
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 </WRAP> </WRAP>
  
-====Q&A====+<note tip>If you have any questions, check the archive below, if still not clear, post your question on the [[public:nnels:etext:q_a|Production Q&A]] 
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 +====Q&Archive==== 
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 +Q: Okay this is so crazy. I know I'm not supposed to edit the book. But is there any way to let the publisher know? I am working on Iconic Stories from 150 Years of Sport, and on page  
 +214 while writing alt-text and reading the captions, I noticed that the captions were wrong for each image after the first. I went to the original book to see if I mixed them up somehow, and I didn't! The last caption for that set of photos should be the second caption, and all other captions should be for the photo below it (idk if that made sense). Is this just basically out of our hands? It just won't make sense, when the ereader reads the caption, it won't match up with the alt-text. It'll be pretty jarring for several images!  
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 +A: That is not good for anyone! As this is a special project for a publisher, we can directly contact them. I am in the process of getting in touch with the publisher to see how they wish us to proceed. I will keep you posted.
  
-**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.** 
  
-AI 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. +[[public:nnels:etext:start|Return to main eText Page]]
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