Creating a Caption

Captions can be created on images and on media (audio, video) placeholders. The Caption buttons are disabled until an image or placeholder is selected in the editor.

To create a caption

  1. Select and image or media placeholder in the editor
  2. The Insert / Edit Caption button will become enabled. Click the button to open the Captions dialog.
  3. Some fields will be filled with some of the image properties
    1. The Text field in the Text tab will be filled with the image alt or title attribute value
    2. The Alignment in the Container tab will be selected based on the image's alignment.
    3. The Margin fields in the Container tab will be filled with the image's margin styles, if any.
  4. Set the Text and Container options as required. A preview of the caption will be displayed in the Preview section of the dialog.
  5. Click the Insert button to create the caption.

The caption text can be edited as normal in the editor. For example in the animation below, after the caption has been created, the caption text is selected and an italic format is applied.

Create a caption

To edit a caption

  1. Click on the image that has the caption in the editor.
  2. The Insert / Edit Caption button will become enabled. Click the button to open the Captions dialog.
  3. Edit the caption properties as required.
  4. Click on the Update button to update the caption and close the dialog.

To delete a caption

  1. Click on the image that has the caption in the editor.
  2. The Delete Caption button will become enabled. Click the button to delete the caption.

Delete a caption