Your caption or title will now appear with your figure or table. See “ How to Write Figure Captions” and “ How to Write Table Titles” for information on writing captions and titles according to Chicago style (including Turabian), APA style, and MLA style.ġ5. However, Word doesn’t provide a way to add that period automatically, so remember to add it manually as you type each caption. Pro Tip: Most of our primary style guides recommend placing a period after the figure or table number. Type your caption or title after the label and number in the Caption text box. Note that this option gives you additional control over which headings indicate the start of new chapters or sections and which separator (period, hyphen, colon, or dash) appears between the numbers.įor more information, please see “ How to Add Heading Numbers to Table Titles and Figure Captions in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac).” Figure 11. ( This option won’t work if you don’t have established heading numbers.) If you have already added heading numbers, check Include chapter number to start with the chapter or section number. Select the Format menu arrow in the Caption Numbering dialog box to choose numerals, letters, or Roman numerals. Select the Numbering button to change how your figures or tables are numbered. OK button Optional Step: Change Figure or Table Numberingġ0. (For this example, I am changing Figure to Fig.) Figure 7. Enter your new label in the text box in the New Label dialog box. Select the New Label button to change the label Figure, Table, Equation, or Daily Occurrence. Optional Step: Change the Figure or Table Labelħ. These defaults will be appropriate for most situations. The default option for Table is Above selected item. The default option for Figure is Below selected item. Select the option you want from the Position drop-down menu: For example, if you have a Figure 1 and then insert a table, it will be Table 1.ĥ.
Important Note: Each label type maintains its own number sequence. This option is appropriate for visuals such as graphs, charts, photos, illustrations, and maps.
Right-click on the first figure or table in your document.Ģ. How to Insert Figure Captions and Table Titlesġ.
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