Adding captions to the figures and tables in your document is a great way to add extra context and make your document look professional. The best part is, it’s not as difficult as it may seem. This tutorial will cover everything you need to know about the process.
How to Add a Caption to a Figure in Word
Let’s start with adding captions to figures (aka “visuals”) in your document. These could be images, graphs, diagrams, maps, etc. For this example, the figure in the document is an image.
You canedit your image right inside Microsoft Wordto enhance its appearance.
How to Add a Caption to a Table in Word
Adding a caption to a table follows a very similar process to adding captions to figures. Let’s walk through how to go about it.
Use theseformatting tips to create perfect tables in Microsoft Word.
Customize the Style of Your Captions in Word
Depending on the type of document you’re working on, the default caption style or format may not be suitable. And manually updating the style of each caption can be very tedious and time-consuming, especially if you’re working on a very long document.
Thankfully, there’s a way to update the style of all the captions in your document in Microsoft Word. Here’s how.
Use Captions to Add Context to Figures and Tables in Your Document
Adding captions to figures and tables in Microsoft Word is a very straightforward process. Whether you’re required to add captions to your document or not, taking the extra step is a great way to improve the clarity of your document and give it a more professional look.
And if you work in Google Docs as well, learning to add captions to images while working in that space will come in handy.
