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  <bookmark_value>inserting; captions</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>captions; inserting and editing</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>editing;captions</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>objects; captioning</bookmark_value>
  <bookmark_value>tables; labeling</bookmark_value>
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  <bookmark_value>charts; labeling</bookmark_value>
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<paragraph id="hd_id3150537" role="heading" level="1" xml-lang="en-US"><variable id="captions"><link href="text/swriter/guide/captions.xhp" name="Using Captions">Using Captions</link></variable></paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153156" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">In text documents, you can add continuously numbered captions to graphics, tables, frames, and drawing objects.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153172" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">You can edit the text and the number ranges for different types of captions.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3153186" role="note" xml-lang="en-US">When you add a caption to a picture or to an object, the object and the caption text are placed together in a new frame. When you add a caption to a table, the caption text is inserted as a paragraph next to the table. When you add a caption to a frame, the caption text is added to the text inside the frame, either before or after the existing text.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_idN10713" role="tip" xml-lang="en-US">To move both the object and the caption, drag the frame that contains these items. To update the caption numbering after you move the frame, press F9.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="hd_id3155541" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">To define a caption proceed as follows:</paragraph>

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    <paragraph id="par_id3155567" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Select the item that you want to add a caption to.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3155586" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Choose <emph>Insert - Caption</emph>.</paragraph>
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    <paragraph id="par_id3147765" role="listitem" xml-lang="en-US">Select the options that you want, and then click <item type="menuitem">OK</item>. If you want, you can also enter different text in the <item type="menuitem">Category</item> box, for example <item type="literal">Figure</item>.</paragraph>
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<paragraph id="par_id3147254" role="note" xml-lang="en-US">You can edit caption text directly in the document.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3147271" role="paragraph" xml-lang="en-US">A caption is formatted with the paragraph style that matches the name of the caption category. For example, if you insert a "Table" caption, the "Table" paragraph style is applied to the caption text.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="par_id3145671" role="tip" xml-lang="en-US">$[officename] can automatically add a caption when you insert an object, graphic, frame, or table. Choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><emph>%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</emph></caseinline><defaultinline><emph>Tools - Options</emph></defaultinline></switchinline><emph> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - AutoCaption</emph>.</paragraph>
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