Microsoft KB Archive/188547

= WD98: Caption Inserted in Text Box Not Cross-referenced =

Article ID: 188547

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q188547



SYMPTOMS
When you insert a caption inside a text box in Word 98 Macintosh Edition, if you then attempt to insert a cross-reference to that caption later in the document, the figure doesn't appear in the Caption dialog box as an available selection.



CAUSE
If a caption is placed inside a text box, it must be bookmarked in order to be cross-referenced. This behavior is by design of Word.



RESOLUTION
To correctly bookmark a caption that is inside a text box for cross- referencing, follow these steps:
 * 1) Select the caption.
 * 2) On the Insert menu, click Bookmark.
 * 3) Type the Bookmark name, and click Add.
 * 4) Place the insertion point in the document where you want the cross- reference, and click Cross-reference on the Insert menu.
 * 5) Under Reference Type, select Bookmark. Under For Which Bookmark, select the name you added in step 3 and click Insert.
 * 6) Click Close.

Your caption should be cross-referenced.

NOTE: You will need to follow these steps each time you want to cross- reference a caption within a text box.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about inserting captions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

180181 WD98: How to Insert a Caption Next to an Equation or Object

For information on other behavior with captions, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

181094 WD98: Cannot Insert a Caption Inside a Table Cell

Additional query words: text box boxes captions xref xreference crossref crossreference

Keywords: kbinfo kblayout KB188547

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