WD: Inserting Caption into Paragraph Applies Caption Style

ID: Q105715

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition

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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Keywords          : wordnt word8 macword98 winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95 kbformat 
Version           : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a,98; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform          : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: December 22, 1998