How to Label a Picture in Word

Mr. Devotor

Need to add a label or caption to a picture in Microsoft Word, but you're worried about messing up your professional formatting? Stop just typing text below the image and dragging it around! In this video, I will show you the correct, official way to use the "Insert Caption" feature.  Using this method, Word locks the text label and the picture together. If you move the image, the label goes with it, saving you hours of frustration.  What you will learn:      How to access the 'Insert Caption' tool.      How to create custom labels (e.g., 'Image,' 'Photo,' or even specialized terms like the specific species in your photo).      How to make sure your label always stays glued to the picture, even on different pages.  Perfect for academic papers, assignments, and business reports. If this video helps you, don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit that notification bell for more Microsoft Office efficiency tips!  #MSWord #MicrosoftWord #WordTutorial #TechSkills #OfficeShortcuts #FormattingTips #WordCaption

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00:00hi everyone in this video i will guide you how to label a picture in word make sure adding a

00:06label

00:06officially called a caption to picture in microsoft word is the best way to keep your image

00:13organized so first you need to open your word document and find the picture you want to label

00:18and then right click directly onto it and click on the insert caption this will open a small

00:27dialog box so in the label drop down menu choose how you want to start your label if you want

00:35to

00:35select the photo you will select this one if you want to select table you can select table

00:44right now i'm selecting figure one moreover if you want a completely custom starting word like photo

00:50or image just click the new label button and type your word and hit ok for example i'll type label

01:01click ok and here you can see that in the caption and it is also added in the label list

01:09and now in

01:10the caption box at the top click right after the number and type your label text for example

01:19and after that choose whether you want it above or below text you can select from above or either

01:26below whatever your choice is and then click ok to proceed and here you can see that sometimes if you

01:35press enter or add text elsewhere would automatically accidentally push your image to one page and leave

01:42the label on another to prevent this formatting addg you need to right click or you can select the layout

01:49option icon that appears next to your image and when you click it ensure it is set to the inline

01:57with

01:58text distribute the image like a joint text tractor forcing the caption clock to stay glued directly beneath

02:05it no matter how much text you have above it so this way you can easily how to label a

02:13picture inward if

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