Range.InsertCaption Method (Word)

Inserts a caption immediately preceding or following the specified range.

Syntax

expression .InsertCaption(Label, Title, TitleAutoText, Position, ExcludeLabel)

expression Required. A variable that represents a Range object.

Parameters

Name

Required/Optional

Data Type

Description

Label

Required

Variant

The caption label to be inserted. Can be a String or one of the WdCaptionLabelID constants. If the label has not yet been defined, an error occurs. Use the Add method with the CaptionLabels object to define new caption labels.

Title

Optional

Variant

The string to be inserted immediately following the label in the caption (ignored if TitleAutoText is specified).

TitleAutoText

Optional

Variant

The AutoText entry whose contents you want to insert immediately following the label in the caption (overrides any text specified by Title).

Position

Optional

Variant

Specifies whether the caption will be inserted above or below the range. Can be either one of the WdCaptionPosition constants.

ExcludeLabel

Optional

Variant

True does not include the text label, as defined in the Label parameter. False includes the specified label.

Example

This example inserts a caption below the first table in the active document.

ActiveDocument.Tables(1).Range.InsertCaption _ 
 Label:=wdCaptionTable, _ 
 Position:=wdCaptionPositionBelow

See Also

Concepts

Range Object

Range Object Members