Dropping "Figure" from a caption?

[W. eWatson]

When I create a caption, I don't want to generate "Figure X" in the
caption. Is there a switch, option, that prevents this?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you don't need a figure label, then you don't need to use the Caption
functionality. You can apply the Caption paragraph style or create your own
custom style for captions. A Table of Figures can be based on a given style
rather than a specific caption label.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[W. eWatson]

If you don't need a figure label, then you don't need to use the Caption
functionality. You can apply the Caption paragraph style or create your
own custom style for captions. A Table of Figures can be based on a
given style rather than a specific caption label.

Do you mean that I should just create a text box under the picture?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's better to avoid text boxes for captions because, although captions in a
text box can be seen by a Table of Figures in Word 2007, this is not true in
previous versions, so your document will not be backward-compatible. If your
picture is not wrapped, then create the caption as an ordinary text
paragraph. If you want to wrap the picture, the best approach is to insert
the picture inline, type the caption as an ordinary paragraph, and then
insert both picture and caption in a frame.

If you're already using a table for the pictures, then just type the caption
in the cell along with the picture.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org