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This how to explains how you can add captions for Microsoft Word tables like you see on tutorial screen shots, text books with diagrams and so forth.

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  1. Add a Caption to a Table in Word Step 1 Version 2.jpg
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    Select the table you want to add the caption to.
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  2. Add a Caption to a Table in Word Step 2 Version 2.jpg
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    Right-click and select Caption from the context menu that appears. The Caption dialog box appears.
  3. Add a Caption to a Table in Word Step 3 Version 2.jpg
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    If the Caption dialog box does not appear, click Insert, point to Reference and then select Caption.
  4. Add a Caption to a Table in Word Step 4 Version 2.jpg
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    In the Caption dialog box, enter a caption for the table in the Caption box.
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    Select an appropriate label you want to use (Table, Figure or Equation) from the Label drop-down box.
  6. Add a Caption to a Table in Word Step 6 Version 2.jpg
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    Specify the position where you would like the caption to appear in the Position dialog box (above or below the table).
  7. Add a Caption to a Table in Word Step 7 Version 2.jpg
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    If you want the captions to be numbered automatically, click on the Numbering tab in the Caption dialog box.
  8. Add a Caption to a Table in Word Step 8 Version 2.jpg
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    Click OK.
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Categories: Microsoft Word

Recent edits by: christian gittings, Daniel, Anamika Sharma

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Español: Cómo agregarle un subtítulo a una tabla en Word, Italiano: Come Aggiungere una Didascalia a una Tabella in Word, Русский: вставить название таблицы в Word, Português: Como Inserir uma Descrição em uma Tabela do Word

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