A picture is worth a thousand words, but captions provide context. It’s not every time you grasp or relate to what you see immediately. When you create content in Google Docs from yourpersonal computersor phones, provide enough details so that people understand what you’re saying. You commonly see captions underneath or beside images acting as short descriptions.
Google Docs offersinteresting editing tricks, but caption support isn’t among them. Alternative solutions include tables, drawings, inline text, and add-on features. You may face issues moving your image with the captions, as they aren’t merged. But if you don’t see yourself switching to another editing platform, here are the best ways to insert the captions in Docs.
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How to insert image captions with tables in Google Docs
With tables in Docs, you may insert an image in one cell and the caption in the cell beneath it. If you want to make a gallery, increase the columns and rows and add more images with captions. If the default border color isn’t to your liking, change it to white so that it appears invisible. If you need to move the table around, cut and paste it somewhere else.
Tables are available on the web and mobile versions of Docs. However, the mobile one has limited functionality. For one, you may’t change table border colors. Here’s how to use both.
Insert image captions with tables on the Google Docs web app
Insert image captions with tables on the Google Docs mobile app
How to insert image captions in Google Docs with inline texts
Text wrapping options in Docs control how text behaves around images. Inline text treats a picture as part of the sentence flow so that it breaks between words. you may set it so that the text appears closely under the image and aligns with it.
You don’t see the text wrapping options if your page setup is on Pageless view. Switch to Pages so that they appear when you click images.
Switch from Pageless to Pages setup
Insert image captions with inline texts on Google Docs web app
Insert image captions with inline texts on Google Docs mobile app
How to insert image captions in Google Docs with Drawings
Docs doesn’t have a dedicated drawing tool, but it’s integrated with Google Drawings. Use it tocreate illustrationsand merge captions with pictures. You can insert an image into the tool and overlay a text box. When you save your creation, the result appears as one image. If you move it, the caption follows. Drawings isn’t available on the mobile app, so use the web version on a PC. Follow these steps below to begin:
How to insert image captions in Google Docs with Add-ons
Add-ons extend Docs' capabilities beyond what it offers. There are some foradding new fontsand alphabetizing, depending on your needs. The add-on you want, in this case, is Caption Maker. It’s among the few on the Google Workspace Marketplace that works with Docs.
Caption Maker equips you with options for generating and formatting captions for images, drawings, and tables. The mobile app doesn’t have it because it has limited support for add-ons. Here’s how to install and use it on PCs:
Google Docs could use caption support
These workarounds help you insert captions in Docs, but not as fast as you’d like. When you have multiple images that require captions, the procedures become stressful. It’s worth consideringsubstitutes for the word processorthat allow you to tap images and add your captions quickly.
