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- | Often you will find that your book comes with captions. **All** captions | + | =====Inserting Captions===== |
+ | If your book has images, these images | ||
- | ====Inserting Captions==== | + | **All** captions will have to be reinserted to ensure proper formatting. |
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- | ====Reformatting Caption Style==== | + | |
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- | Once you have successfully inserted your caption | + | |
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- | To Modify Caption Style: | + | |
- | - In the Style Pane go to the Captions Style | + | |
- | - Position you mouse over the Captions Style | + | |
- | - This will reveal a small black arrow {{:public: | + | |
- | - Click the Arrow to open up the Drop Menu {{: | + | |
- | - Select '' | + | |
- | - This will open up a popup menu called ' | + | |
- | - Change the following: | + | |
- | - The font to '' | + | |
- | - Remove '' | + | |
- | - Select '' | + | |
- | - Select '' | + | |
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- | ====Q& | + | <note tip>If you have any questions, check the archive below, if still not clear, post your question on the [[public: |
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+ | Q: Okay this is so crazy. I know I'm not supposed to edit the book. But is there any way to let the publisher know? I am working on Iconic Stories from 150 Years of Sport, and on page | ||
+ | 214 while writing alt-text and reading the captions, I noticed that the captions were wrong for each image after the first. I went to the original book to see if I mixed them up somehow, and I didn' | ||
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+ | A: That is not good for anyone! As this is a special project for a publisher, we can directly contact them. I am in the process of getting in touch with the publisher to see how they wish us to proceed. I will keep you posted. | ||
- | **Q: Instead of using captions, my book has numbered linked text (like endnotes) to a Credits section at the end of the book. Should I cut and paste the credits and use them for captions? | ||
- | A: I think that's a great approach - instead of the caption linking to the credit text at the back of the book, just use that credit text as the caption itself (using Insert Caption). We can prefix the caption with **Credit:** [insert credit text]. Then we can remove the Credits section as you suggested. | + | [[public:nnels:etext: |