Unwanted text box around numbering

[Wendy]

I am adding numbers below screen shots in a document. E.g. Figure 1.
Sometimes this will display with a box around it and I can't understand why.
Each time I delete the numbering and put it back, it will still appear in a
text box. Very frustrating.

 

[grammatim]

How are you adding the numbers?

 

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

Are you saying that Word places the caption label and number in a text box
below the image? This happens when you select a wrapped image before
inserting the caption. Word does this so that, when you move the image, the
caption moves with it. If you don't want Word to make the text box, place
the cursor on an empty paragraph after the image before inserting the caption.


Note that for in-line-with text (not wrapped) images, even if you select the
image, Word does not put the label and number in a text box.

If this is not your situation, please describe it a little more and mention
the version of Word you are using. My comments are for W2007.

Pam

 

[Wendy]

I'm using Word 2007.
Yes, Word placed the caption label and number in a text box below the image.
It still happens even if I click enter and try to insert the caption and
number a few lines below the immage.

 

[Pamelia Caswell via OfficeKB.com]

There are always special circumstances that change things in Word. And I hit
one with the image I tested (and retested). You are right. Most of the time,
if an image is wrapped, Word will put the label and number in a text box.
And sometimes if you have not selected the image, it will put them in a frame.
You can get rid of the text box by first converting it to a frame and then
removing the frame.

Not sure why you would want to get rid of the text boxes, particularly since
in W2007 the TOC can see inside text boxes, so you can generate a list of
figures from captions in text boxes.

Pam

I'm using Word 2007.
Yes, Word placed the caption label and number in a text box below the image.
It still happens even if I click enter and try to insert the caption and
number a few lines below the immage.

Are you saying that Word places the caption label and number in a text box
below the image? This happens when you select a wrapped image before

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