/text/swriter/01/04060000.xhp Sun Microsystems, Inc. converted from old format - fpe Caption Adds a numbered caption to a selected graphic, table, frame, text frame, or drawing object. You can also access this command by right-clicking the item that you want to add the caption to.

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. moved help id to here Position Adds the caption above or below the selected item. This option is only available for some objects. Options AutoCaption Opens the Caption dialog. It has the same information as the dialog you get by menu %PRODUCTNAME Writer - AutoCaption in the Options dialog box.