WD: Inserting Caption into Paragraph Applies Caption Style
Article ID: 105715
Article Last Modified on 8/16/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 6.0a
- Microsoft Word 6.0c
- Microsoft Word 6.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95 Standard Edition
- Microsoft Word 95a
- Microsoft Word 6.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 6.01 for Macintosh
- Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q105715
SYMPTOMS
When you insert a caption in a Word document, Word applies the Caption
style to the current paragraph.
CAUSE
This functionality is by design. When you insert a caption, Word applies
the Caption style to the caption line or the current paragraph containing
the insertion point.
WORKAROUND
To work around this behavior, use either of the following methods before
you insert a caption:
- Click to select the item that is to be captioned.
-or-
- Move the insertion point to a blank line before you insert the caption.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Word User's Guide," version 6.0, pages 177, 429.
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