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November 23, 2008

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The Easy Way to Add a Photo & Caption
by Tim Donnelly, guest writer —
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photo and caption can add a bit of visual interest to large amounts of descriptive copy. Can you add them without any frustration? Read on.

1. Create a new document (or open an existing one) and click the "Textbox" button on the "Drawing" toolbar
You can also go to the "Insert" menu and choose "Text Box."

2. Using your cursor/arrow, click and drag to create a text box

3. Click inside the box and insert your image
If you're not sure how to do this, click here.

4. Resize the image as needed.

5. Move your cursor to the right of your photo and hit the return button on your keyboard

6. Type in your caption and stylize the text
A common form of caption is italicized type that is slightly smaller than regular copy

7. Click on the text box, go to the "Format" menu and choose "Text Box"

8. Click the "Wrapping" tab and choose your preference

9. Click the "Colors and Lines" tab and choose a color for the text box

10. Click "OK"

Helpful Hints

You can adjust the size of the text box by clicking on it and dragging the sizing handles or, by following step 8 and by choosing the "Sizing" tab.

You can adjust the position of the text box by clicking and dragging it or, by following step 8 and numerically adjusting its position with the "Position" tab.

You can choose to either lock the text box so it remains on one particular page or allow it to move with the text. You can find these options by following step 8 and the "Position" tab.

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