[longtalker]

I have my "Caption" style customized with Alignment=Centered, however whenever I insert a new caption for a picture (right click on picture|Insert Caption), its alignment is Left, which is the same alignment that the picture has by default; if I change the alignment of the picture beforehand, for example to Right, then its caption will also be inserted with Alignment=Right, disregarding the style. I therefore have to manually apply the Caption style for every single caption that I insert, in order for it to become centered. Interestingly enough, even though the caption does not have the Caption style when first inserted, it does have all of the text formatting included in that style; for instance, I have set the font under the Caption style to be gray and italicized, and inserted Captions are indeed gray and italicized, but the Alignment setting is always overwritten by the picture's alignment. My question is whether it is possible to either - make inserted captions automatically be of the style Caption, or - set a default alignment for inserted pictures; I know you can set a default *position* for them (such as In-line With Text, or Squared) but I'm not sure if there is also a style for pictures or something that can allow a default set of settings for every new picture inserted into the document Anticipated thanks for any help.

[Anne Troy]

I don't use that method to insert captions. I just put it in the paragraph just below the image. I also apply a style to images, and define "caption" as the style to come after that. Then, I insert the graphic, apply the style called graphic. When I hit enter to get to the next line (where the caption goes), the style is automatically switched to caption.

[longtalker]

Hey, thanks for your reply. That sounds like a good way to use styles with captions! I did not know pictures could have a style - I don't have a Picture, Image or Graph style in my list of built-in styles (Manage Styles|Edit) and when I select a picture in my document, it's the Normal style that gets highlighted... So what style do you have to create/edit in order for a newly inserted picture to automatically assume that style?

[Anne Troy]

I choose Format-->Style--New (or whatever it is in your version) and create a new style called "graphic". I center it. I use space before and after to allow nice white space around my picture.

[longtalker]

Originally Posted by Anne Troy

I choose Format-->Style--New (or whatever it is in your version) and create a new style called "graphic". I center it. I use space before and after to allow nice white space around my picture.

I see, but how do you make so that inserted pictures automatically assume that style? Or do you apply it manually to every picture?

[Anne Troy]

Yes. I apply it manually. But seeing as how you can build a toolbar of buttons that apply styles, that should be a single click. Then dump the toolbar when you're done.

[longtalker]

Originally Posted by Anne Troy

Yes. I apply it manually. But seeing as how you can build a toolbar of buttons that apply styles, that should be a single click. Then dump the toolbar when you're done.

I see, thanks a lot!