[Gordon]

I right-click on the image, choose "insert caption" and the dialog box
appears. So far so good. I then create a New Label and type in the word
"Kingsley" (without the quotes). I click OK, and the caption inserted under
the image says "Kingsley 1"! I DON'T WANT THE FIGURE 1 in it. There seems to
be NO way to delete that 1.

Why oh WHY does MS make Word TOTALLY UNINTUITIVE? WHY does it insert a 1
when I HAVEN'T TOLD IT TO?
And much more importantly, how do I get rid of it?

[Gordon]

"Gordon" wrote in message
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I right-click on the image, choose "insert caption" and the dialog box
appears. So far so good. I then create a New Label and type in the word
"Kingsley" (without the quotes). I click OK, and the caption inserted under
the image says "Kingsley 1"! I DON'T WANT THE FIGURE 1 in it. There seems
to be NO way to delete that 1.

Why oh WHY does MS make Word TOTALLY UNINTUITIVE? WHY does it insert a 1
when I HAVEN'T TOLD IT TO?
And much more importantly, how do I get rid of it?



It appears, from Word help, that the label is user-created - the number,
WORD INSERTS AUTOMATICALLY WHETHER THE USER WANTS IT OR NOT!

I find that STAGGERINGLY arrogant and wonder whether the Word "developers"
actually USE it in real life.....

[Stefan Blom]

The purpose of the Caption dialog box is to create *numbered* captions. If
you don't want that, just add the caption manually, by typing the text.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Gordon" wrote in message ...
"Gordon" wrote in message
...
I right-click on the image, choose "insert caption" and the dialog box
appears. So far so good. I then create a New Label and type in the word
"Kingsley" (without the quotes). I click OK, and the caption inserted
under the image says "Kingsley 1"! I DON'T WANT THE FIGURE 1 in it. There
seems to be NO way to delete that 1.

Why oh WHY does MS make Word TOTALLY UNINTUITIVE? WHY does it insert a 1
when I HAVEN'T TOLD IT TO?
And much more importantly, how do I get rid of it?



It appears, from Word help, that the label is user-created - the number,
WORD INSERTS AUTOMATICALLY WHETHER THE USER WANTS IT OR NOT!

I find that STAGGERINGLY arrogant and wonder whether the Word "developers"
actually USE it in real life.....

[Gordon]

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
The purpose of the Caption dialog box is to create *numbered* captions.

Which is another example of MS hijacking the accepted meaning of a word! The
definition EVERYONE ELSE uses is a "title" for a picture - a "numbered"
caption should be an OPTION, but NOT automatic and non-removable. How many
people waste time (I've wasted an hour or so this morning myself) trying to
do something that MS defines in an MS way and not what everyone else defines
it as? I repeat, arrogance in an enormous way.

If you don't want that, just add the caption manually, by typing the text.


I'd thought of that, presumably you mean in a text box. However, if I then
move the picture, the text box doesn't move with it, unlike the caption.

[Stefan Blom]

"Gordon" wrote in message ...
"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
The purpose of the Caption dialog box is to create *numbered* captions.

Which is another example of MS hijacking the accepted meaning of a word!
The definition EVERYONE ELSE uses is a "title" for a picture - a
"numbered" caption should be an OPTION, but NOT automatic and
non-removable. How many people waste time (I've wasted an hour or so this
morning myself) trying to do something that MS defines in an MS way and
not what everyone else defines it as? I repeat, arrogance in an enormous
way.


Well, English is not my native language, so I really cannot comment on this.

However, note that the people posting messages here do not work for
Microsoft.

If you don't want that, just add the caption manually, by typing the
text.


I'd thought of that, presumably you mean in a text box. However, if I then
move the picture, the text box doesn't move with it, unlike the caption.


Place the picture "In line with text," add the caption in a separate
paragraph, and then wrap a frame around both of them; this keeps them
together.

You'll find the Insert Frame command on the Developer tab: In the Controls
group, click the Legacy Tools button, and then click Insert Frame (under
"Legacy Forms").

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

[Gordon]

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
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"Gordon" wrote in message ...
"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
The purpose of the Caption dialog box is to create *numbered* captions.

Which is another example of MS hijacking the accepted meaning of a word!
The definition EVERYONE ELSE uses is a "title" for a picture - a
"numbered" caption should be an OPTION, but NOT automatic and
non-removable. How many people waste time (I've wasted an hour or so this
morning myself) trying to do something that MS defines in an MS way and
not what everyone else defines it as? I repeat, arrogance in an enormous
way.


Well, English is not my native language, so I really cannot comment on
this.

However, note that the people posting messages here do not work for
Microsoft.

interestingly, Open office has the same set up, with one MAJOR difference -
in the options for numbering, under Number format, there is an option for
NONE! How easy is that?