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-Often you will find that your book comes with captions. **All** captions will have to be reinserted to ensure proper formatting.+=======Inserting Captions======= 
 +If your book has images, these images will most likely have captions.
  
-====Inserting Captions====+**All** captions will have to be reinserted to ensure proper formatting. It is important to use the original ebook to help identify captions text, as sometimes it is not straight-forward. See the video tutorial for more information. 
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 +<note>Go to [[public:nnels:etext:images|Alt-text and Image Descriptions]] for information on how to write and insert Alt-text</note>
  
 To insert a caption: To insert a caption:
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   - Right click on the image   - Right click on the image
   - Select ''Insert Caption''   - Select ''Insert Caption''
-  - Keep the default position as "below selected item" +  - Ensure the position is set to ''below selected item'' 
-  - Remove the label (i.e. Figure, Equation, Photo) by selecting ''Exclude Label from Caption''+  - Remove the label (i.e. Figure, Equation, Photo) by selecting ''Exclude Label from Caption''. This will only remove the text part of the label.
   - Type or copy and paste the book's caption in the caption field   - Type or copy and paste the book's caption in the caption field
   - Click ''OK''   - Click ''OK''
 +  - Delete the number at the beginning on the caption.
  
 {{:public:nnels:etext:insert_caption_box.png?400|}} {{:public:nnels:etext:insert_caption_box.png?400|}}
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 +[[https://somup.com/cZ1qqrEqEE|Click here for a video on How to Insert Captions in Word]].
  
 <note>When you select ''Exclude Label from Caption'' the number will remain. This will have to be removed manually after insertion.</note> <note>When you select ''Exclude Label from Caption'' the number will remain. This will have to be removed manually after insertion.</note>
  
-If you have Word for Office 365, Word 2016, Word 2013, Word 2010, or Word 2007 here are some [[https://support.office.com/en-us/article/add-format-or-delete-captions-in-word-82fa82a4-f0f3-438f-a422-34bb5cef9c81|alternative instructions]] on how to insert captions.+<note>For tables, the caption should be above the table. For more info please go to the [[public:nnels:etext:tables#captions_and_descriptions|Tables]] section for more on captions for tables</note>
  
-====Reformatting Caption Style==== +<note>Sometimes the text will be too long to fully copy when you insert the new caption. In this case, //after// you insert the caption and have modified the style you can copy and paste, or type, the remaining text that did not copy the first time. It should automatically match the style. See the Odd Formatting section below for more information.</note>
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-Once you have successfully inserted your caption you will have to modify the style. +
- +
-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:nnels:etext:modify_style_menu_arrow.png?nolink&200|}} +
-    - Click the Arrow to open up the Drop Menu {{:public:nnels:etext:captions_style_drop_menu.png?nolink&200|}} +
-  - Select ''Modify Style ...'' +
-  - This will open up a popup menu called 'Modify Style' +
-  - Change the following: +
-    - The font to ''Arial 12'' +
-    - Remove ''//Italic//'' +
-    - Select ''Automatic'' for color +
-    - Select ''Automatically Update'' +
- +
-{{:public:nnels:etext:caption_modified_style.png?nolink&300|}} +
- +
-After you have modified the style it should stay that way for the rest of your editing. +
- +
-<note>Sometimes, after you add a caption, you may need to clear formatting from the image once again. Look out for a black dot appearing beside the image; if it appears, select the image and then select''Clear Formatting'' from the Style Pane.</note> +
- +
-<note>Sometimes the text will be too long to fully copy when you insert the new caption. In this case, //after// you insert the caption and have modified the style you can copy and paste, or type, the remaining text that did not copy the first time. It should automatically match the style.</note> +
- +
-<note>A Caption should //never// be more than one paragraph long.</note> +
- +
-<note important>**video tutorial to come** +
-</note>+
  
-====Odd Formatting Issues====+======Odd Formatting Issues======
  
 Sometimes you will come across a book that has odd formatting. In these cases you still have to ensure the captions are reinserted appropriately.  Below are two examples off odd formatting. If you come across any other examples please add them below. Sometimes you will come across a book that has odd formatting. In these cases you still have to ensure the captions are reinserted appropriately.  Below are two examples off odd formatting. If you come across any other examples please add them below.
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-====Q&A====+<note tip>If you have any questions, check the archive below, if still not clear, post your question on the [[public:nnels:etext:q_a|Production Q&A]] 
 +</note> 
 +---- 
 + 
 +====Q&A Archive==== 
 + 
 +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't! The last caption for that set of photos should be the second caption, and all other captions should be for the photo below it (idk if that made sense). Is this just basically out of our hands? It just won't make sense, when the ereader reads the caption, it won't match up with the alt-text. It'll be pretty jarring for several images!  
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 +{{:public:nnels:etext:wrong_captions_in_og_book_.png?600|}} 
 + 
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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?  Should I keep the Credits section or remove it? UPDATE: Some pictures do have captions, some just the numbered credit link, others have both.** 
  
-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:start|Return to main eText Page]]
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