Whether it’s adding a diagram to your methodology chapter or presenting your data in a series of graphs, images are a great way of enhancing the visual impact of an essay.
But it’s important to label all charts and figures clearly. The easiest way to do this is with Microsoft Word’s captions, which also enable use of a few additional formatting options.
Adding a caption to an embedded image is simple:
And bingo! You now have a caption for your image.
If you want to add a caption to something other than an embedded image, you have two options:
You can change the style of captions via the ‘Styles’ menu on the ‘Home’ tab in Microsoft Word. To do this, simply:
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If you want to use different caption styles in different parts of your document, you’ll need to create a new ‘Caption’ style each time:
One of the best things about Microsoft Word’s captions is that you can generate an automatic list of figures/charts. This gives your reader an overview of the figures used and helps them to navigate the document.
To do this, you need to:
This will make a list of charts/figures appear with the text you used in each caption. If you make any further changes to your captions, you can update the list using the ‘Update Table’ button.
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