Add a caption

You can add a caption or label to images, tables, shapes, and other objects.

Add a caption

  1. Click near where you want the caption to appear, then click Text button in the toolbar.

    A text box appears on the page.

  2. Drag the text box to where you want it.

    You can use the controls in the Arrange tab of the sidebar on the right side of the window to make precise adjustments.

  3. Type your caption.

    If the text doesn’t fit, drag the selection handles on the text box. If you don’t see selection handles, click outside the box, then click the text once.

  4. Do any of the following:

    • Change the look of the text: Click the Text tab at the top of the sidebar on the right, then use the font controls to choose a different font, change the font size, and more.

    • Change the look of the text box: Click the Style tab, then click one of the text box styles at the top. You can use the other controls to change the color, add a shadow, and make other adjustments.

  5. To group the caption with the object so they stay together, select the caption and the object, click the Arrange tab, then click Group at the bottom of the sidebar.

  6. Choose an option from the Text Wrap pop-up menu near the top of the sidebar to set how text wraps around the object and caption.

If you want to use the same formatting for all captions in your document, you can create a paragraph style for captions so you can easily apply the style to all of the captions in your document.

See also
Place objects with text
About paragraph styles