Caption
Adds a numbered caption to a selected image, table, chart, frame, or shape. You can also access this command by right-clicking the item that you want to add the caption to.
To access this command...
Choose Insert - Caption
Open context menu - choose Caption
Properties
Set the caption options for the current selection.
Category
Select the caption category, or type a name to create a new category. The category text appears before the caption number in the caption label. Each predefined caption category is formatted with a paragraph style of the same name. For example, the "Illustration" caption category is formatted with the "Illustration" paragraph style.
Numbering
Select the type of numbering that you want to use in the caption.
Caption
Type the text that you want to appear after the caption number.
Separator
Enter optional text characters to appear between the number and the caption text.
Position
Adds the caption above or below the selected item. This option is only available for some objects.
Options
Adds the chapter number to the caption label. To use this feature, you must first assign an outline level to a paragraph style, and then apply the style to the chapter headings in your document.
AutoCaption
Opens the Caption dialogue box. It has the same information as the dialogue box you get by menu Office Writer - AutoCaption in the Options dialogue box.