How to add caption to a figure in Word and insert a new Label for a caption

To add a caption in Word

From the Ribbon, click the tab References.
On the References tab, within the menu group Captions, click Insert Caption (keyboard shortcut key: Alt+S+P). The dialog box Caption appears.
Select a caption label from the drop-down list Label (default labels are Equation, Figure, and Table).
Enter a caption next to the label in the Caption field.
Click OK.

To insert a new Label

On the Caption dialog box, click the button New Label.
Enter the new label name in the New Label pop-up window.
Click OK. the New label is added to the drop-down list Label.

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4 thoughts on “How to add caption to a figure in Word and insert a new Label for a caption”

Anonymous says:

February 7, 2016 at 12:00 pm

Thanks it really works.

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Taylor says:

September 29, 2014 at 5:29 pm

It won’t let me type anything in the Caption textbox. Any suggestions?

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- wordknowhow says:
  
  October 1, 2014 at 11:42 am
  
  Please follow the steps a bit carefully…you should be able to type a caption just beside the caption label.
  
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Zippthorne says:

October 17, 2013 at 6:26 pm

Any keyboard shortcut for this? Requiring mucking about in the ribbon is poor usability.

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