Add a title, label, or caption to an object

You can add a title or a caption (or both) to any object except for inline objects. A title can include a label, such as Figure or Gallery. You can also create your own labels.

Important: Labeled items are numbered automatically. If you delete the label from an object, the object won’t be numbered. For example, if you have an object labeled Figure 1.3, and you delete the label, the next figure in the book will be renumbered as Figure 1.3.

Add a title, label, or caption

Select the object.
If the Widget inspector isn’t open, click Inspector in the toolbar, click the Widget Inspector button, and click Layout.
Do one or more of the following:
- Add a title: Select the Title checkbox.
- Add a caption: Select the Caption checkbox.
- Include an automatically updating label (such as Figure 1): Choose an option from the Label pop-up menu.
  If the Label pop-up menu is dimmed, select the Title checkbox.
To customize your titles or captions, do any of the following:
- Adjust the spacing of the title and caption (in relation to the object’s outer border): Use the Margin controls.
- Adjust the position of the title and caption (in relation to the content and to each other): Choose an option from the Layout pop-up menu.
- Change the numbering style or formatting of a label: Choose Edit Label Styles from the Label pop-up menu, and choose options from the Label Format and Character Style pop-up menus.
  Note: If you change the numbering style or formatting of a label, the label is updated everywhere it appears in the book.