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When you add a caption to a table, the caption text is inserted as a paragraph next to the table. When you add a caption to a frame, the caption text is added to the text inside the frame, either before or after the existing text.</paragraph> 60 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_idN10713" role="tip" l10n="NEW">To move both the object and the caption, drag the frame that contains these items. To update the caption numbering after you move the frame, press F9.</paragraph> 61 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="hd_id3155541" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="23">To define a caption proceed as follows:</paragraph> 62 <list type="ordered"> 63 <listitem> 64 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155567" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="24">Select the item that you want to add a caption to.</paragraph> 65 </listitem> 66 <listitem> 67 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155586" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="25">Choose <emph>Insert - Caption</emph>.</paragraph> 68 </listitem> 69 <listitem> 70 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147765" role="listitem" l10n="U" oldref="26">Select the options that you want, and then click <item type="menuitem">OK</item>. If you want, you can also enter different text in the <item type="menuitem">Category</item> 71 <emph/>box, for example <item type="literal">Figure</item>.</paragraph> 72 </listitem> 73 </list> 74 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147254" role="note" l10n="U" oldref="27">You can edit caption text directly in the document.</paragraph> 75 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3147271" role="paragraph" l10n="U" oldref="28">A caption is formatted with the paragraph style that matches the name of the caption category. For example, if you insert a "Table" caption, the "Table" paragraph style is applied to the caption text.</paragraph> 76 <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3145671" role="tip" l10n="CHG" oldref="45">$[officename] can automatically add a caption when you insert an object, graphic, frame, or table. Choose <emph><switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</caseinline><defaultinline>Tools - Options</defaultinline></switchinline> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - AutoCaption</emph>.</paragraph> 77 <embed href="text/shared/00/00000004.xhp#related"/> 78 <embed href="text/swriter/guide/captions_numbers.xhp#captions_numbers"/> 79 <embed href="text/swriter/guide/using_numbering.xhp#using_numbering"/> 80 <embed href="text/swriter/guide/using_numbered_lists.xhp#using_numbered_lists"/> 81 <embed href="text/swriter/guide/using_numbered_lists2.xhp#using_numbered_lists2"/> 82 <embed href="text/shared/guide/numbering_stop.xhp#numbering_stop"/> 83 <embed href="text/swriter/guide/join_numbered_lists.xhp#join_numbered_lists"/> 84 <embed href="text/swriter/guide/number_sequence.xhp#number_sequence"/> 85 </body> 86</helpdocument>