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Trouble Generating Static Captions for Images in InDesign

Engaged ,
Oct 20, 2024 Oct 20, 2024

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I want to generate static captions for images in a document. I want to do it this way because there many images. I have watched various tutorials online and I think I've done it correctly. First I opened an image in Bridge, opened the metadata tab and in the field called 'Description' I entered the text of a caption. Then I placed the image in InDesign and set the text wrap. Then I went into Links panel->right-click image->Captions->Caption setup and in the dialogue set the Metadata dropdown to 'Description'. I entered a para style, set the alignment to 'Below Image' and the Offset to 6mm. I checked 'Group Caption with Image'. Then I went back to the links panel image, right-clicked and chose 'Generate Static Captions'. The bounding box then duly extended to accommodate a caption but the caption did not appear. Of course I have checked and re-checked everything but I cannot spot the error.

Can anyone shed any light?

 

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Community Expert , Oct 21, 2024 Oct 21, 2024

I drag out a text frame (which has to be on the pasteboard outside the page otherwise it simply selects the text), then move the textframe into the text page - then Ctrl+B, set to 'Ignore Text Wrap', then Ctr+D to select an image, double-click loads the image into the frame.

I don't want to be rude, but it seems that you don't fully understand how frames work in InDesign. What's the point to:

  1.  create a text frame
  2. set it to ignore text wrap
  3. then transform it to an image frame by importing a pict
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Oct 22, 2024 Oct 22, 2024

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Many thanks David for taking the time and trouble to sort me out. You are very kind and it is clear that Indesign is an open book to you.

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