Captions in Word 2007

[john9210]

When I place a caption on a picture and then move the picture to another
location, the caption does not move with it. It appears the caption does not
become attached to the picture. This implies that captions should only be
added after the document is completed the way you want it. Is this true? If
so, bummer!!

 

[grammatim]

Even if this is the case, why not simply select both the picture and
its caption before moving it?

 

[john9210]

Even if this is the case, why not simply select both the picture and
its caption before moving it?



Yep, good idea. Too bad though you have to do this. Perhaps you could "group" the picture and the caption before moving?

 

[john9210]

Even if this is the case, why not simply select both the picture and
its caption before moving it?



It turns out you can't select the picture and the caption. The caption is inserted into a text box, and it can't be selected with the picture. Any one know a way around this?

 

[grammatim]

? When I insert a caption, it just becomes a paragraph above (or
below) the captioned item.

If it were just a paragraph, you wouldn't be able to Group it, as you
first suggested, but if it's a Text Box, you can, can't you?

 

[PamC via OfficeKB.com]

It sounds like your pictures are wrapped (or floating. Word doesn't seen to
have a single term for this in the menus, but essentially it's any layout
setting other than in line with text. ).

To keep the picture and its caption together, place both into a text box (or
a frame or a wrapped table). If you want the captions above or below the
picture, the picture inside the text box should be in line with text.

Note that in-line pictures _can_ be copied and pasted along along with their
captions.

PamC

Even if this is the case, why not simply select both the picture and
its caption before moving it?

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It turns out you can't select the picture and the caption. The caption is inserted into a text box, and it can't be selected with the picture. Any one know a way around this?