I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do is 
open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so that the 
captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 2003 
with Windows 7.

It is not clear what you are attempting, but see 
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/LandscapeSection.htm

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Graham Mayor -  Word MVP

My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
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"Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do is
> open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so that 
> the
> captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 2003
> with Windows 7. 

You can also change text direction in a table cell or frame, either of which 
is visible to the Table of Figures.

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
>I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do is
> open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so that 
> the
> captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 2003
> with Windows 7.
> 

Thank you Suzanne. I have to learn about frames which seems to be an 
important item in dealing with captions. I have your article on this item 
referred to me by Graham. Although it deals with headers and footers, it is 
still important to me. I have to read it a couple of times to familiarize 
myself with its contents.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> You can also change text direction in a table cell or frame, either of which 
> is visible to the Table of Figures.
> 
> -- 
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
> 
> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do is
> > open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so that 
> > the
> > captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 2003
> > with Windows 7.
> > 
> 
> .
> 

Thank you Graham for referring me to the article by Suzanne. Right after I 
posted my question I realized that I had not stated my problem clearly. What 
I meant is that I have a picture in landscape to a portrait page, and I want 
to place a caption under the picture so that when the page is turned 90 
degrees the caption show right to left. I hope I am clear this time.

"Graham Mayor" wrote:

> It is not clear what you are attempting, but see 
> http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/LandscapeSection.htm
> 
> -- 
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> Graham Mayor -  Word MVP
> 
> My web site www.gmayor.com
> Word MVP web site http://word.mvps.org
> <>>< ><<> ><<> <>>< ><<> <>>< <>><<>
> 
> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
> >I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do is
> > open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so that 
> > the
> > captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 2003
> > with Windows 7. 
> 
> 
> .
> 

Frames are old tech, which MS intended to replace with text boxes, but it 
turned out that there are some things for which text boxes are not suitable. 
Because text boxes are in the drawing layer, Word cannot "see" them when 
creating a TOC, TOF, cross-references, etc. And you can't insert footnotes, 
endnotes, or comments in text boxes. Frames, however, are in the text layer, 
so they satisfy all these needs. They don't have as many wrapping styles as 
text boxes (basically two: None and Around), so they're not suitable for 
placing text on top of graphics, for example, but they work very well for 
some other purposes because they can "float" much like a text box (be placed 
anywhere on a page).

Subsequent versions of Word have made it increasingly difficult to find 
frames. In earlier version, Frame was on the Insert menu. Then it 
disappeared, to be replaced by something with a deceptively similar name but 
an entirely different purpose (it creates a "frames page" in a Web file). In 
Word 97, if you wanted to restore Frame to the Insert menu, you had to know 
that, in the Customize dialog, it was hiding under the name "Horizontal." 
Later versions had not hidden it quite so well.

Through all those versions, however, there has always been an Insert Frame 
button on the Forms toolbar, and you can access it that way in any version 
(even in Word 2007, from the Legacy Tools on the Developer tab). But you can 
also add the command to a toolbar or menu in earlier versions or the QAT in 
Word 2007.

For one use of frames in Word, see 
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm

The main point here, however, is that the Text Direction command, which 
allows you to rotate text, is present in frames and table cells as well as 
in text boxes. If your landscape graphic was rotated in an external program 
(so that it can be inserted In Line With Text and still be rotated), then 
the simplest solution is to place the graphic in the left cell of a 
two-column, one-row table and your caption text (rotated) in the right cell. 
If the graphic has to be rotated in Word, then you can't place it actually 
IN the table, but you can anchor it to the table paragraph and position it 
over the column. Alternatively, you can create a one-cell table, set its 
wrapping to Around, and position it as required.

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:1667D3B9-B5EA-4853-A3D9-E6EC38F9595D@microsoft.com...
> Thank you Suzanne. I have to learn about frames which seems to be an
> important item in dealing with captions. I have your article on this item
> referred to me by Graham. Although it deals with headers and footers, it 
> is
> still important to me. I have to read it a couple of times to familiarize
> myself with its contents.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> You can also change text direction in a table cell or frame, either of 
>> which
>> is visible to the Table of Figures.
>>
>> -- 
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> http://word.mvps.org
>>
>> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
>> message
>> news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
>> >I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do 
>> >is
>> > open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so 
>> > that
>> > the
>> > captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 
>> > 2003
>> > with Windows 7.
>> >
>>
>> .
>>
> 

Thank you very much Suzanne for the extensive explanation to solve my 
problem. I will try it later on.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Frames are old tech, which MS intended to replace with text boxes, but it 
> turned out that there are some things for which text boxes are not suitable. 
> Because text boxes are in the drawing layer, Word cannot "see" them when 
> creating a TOC, TOF, cross-references, etc. And you can't insert footnotes, 
> endnotes, or comments in text boxes. Frames, however, are in the text layer, 
> so they satisfy all these needs. They don't have as many wrapping styles as 
> text boxes (basically two: None and Around), so they're not suitable for 
> placing text on top of graphics, for example, but they work very well for 
> some other purposes because they can "float" much like a text box (be placed 
> anywhere on a page).
> 
> Subsequent versions of Word have made it increasingly difficult to find 
> frames. In earlier version, Frame was on the Insert menu. Then it 
> disappeared, to be replaced by something with a deceptively similar name but 
> an entirely different purpose (it creates a "frames page" in a Web file). In 
> Word 97, if you wanted to restore Frame to the Insert menu, you had to know 
> that, in the Customize dialog, it was hiding under the name "Horizontal." 
> Later versions had not hidden it quite so well.
> 
> Through all those versions, however, there has always been an Insert Frame 
> button on the Forms toolbar, and you can access it that way in any version 
> (even in Word 2007, from the Legacy Tools on the Developer tab). But you can 
> also add the command to a toolbar or menu in earlier versions or the QAT in 
> Word 2007.
> 
> For one use of frames in Word, see 
> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm
> 
> The main point here, however, is that the Text Direction command, which 
> allows you to rotate text, is present in frames and table cells as well as 
> in text boxes. If your landscape graphic was rotated in an external program 
> (so that it can be inserted In Line With Text and still be rotated), then 
> the simplest solution is to place the graphic in the left cell of a 
> two-column, one-row table and your caption text (rotated) in the right cell. 
> If the graphic has to be rotated in Word, then you can't place it actually 
> IN the table, but you can anchor it to the table paragraph and position it 
> over the column. Alternatively, you can create a one-cell table, set its 
> wrapping to Around, and position it as required.
> 
> -- 
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
> 
> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:1667D3B9-B5EA-4853-A3D9-E6EC38F9595D@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you Suzanne. I have to learn about frames which seems to be an
> > important item in dealing with captions. I have your article on this item
> > referred to me by Graham. Although it deals with headers and footers, it 
> > is
> > still important to me. I have to read it a couple of times to familiarize
> > myself with its contents.
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> >> You can also change text direction in a table cell or frame, either of 
> >> which
> >> is visible to the Table of Figures.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> Words into Type
> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> http://word.mvps.org
> >>
> >> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> >> message
> >> news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do 
> >> >is
> >> > open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so 
> >> > that
> >> > the
> >> > captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 
> >> > 2003
> >> > with Windows 7.
> >> >
> >>
> >> .
> >>
> > 
> 
> .
> 

Thank you Suzanne,

I was able to achieve entering cations in landscape. In the process I leaned 
a lot from your instructions.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

> Frames are old tech, which MS intended to replace with text boxes, but it 
> turned out that there are some things for which text boxes are not suitable. 
> Because text boxes are in the drawing layer, Word cannot "see" them when 
> creating a TOC, TOF, cross-references, etc. And you can't insert footnotes, 
> endnotes, or comments in text boxes. Frames, however, are in the text layer, 
> so they satisfy all these needs. They don't have as many wrapping styles as 
> text boxes (basically two: None and Around), so they're not suitable for 
> placing text on top of graphics, for example, but they work very well for 
> some other purposes because they can "float" much like a text box (be placed 
> anywhere on a page).
> 
> Subsequent versions of Word have made it increasingly difficult to find 
> frames. In earlier version, Frame was on the Insert menu. Then it 
> disappeared, to be replaced by something with a deceptively similar name but 
> an entirely different purpose (it creates a "frames page" in a Web file). In 
> Word 97, if you wanted to restore Frame to the Insert menu, you had to know 
> that, in the Customize dialog, it was hiding under the name "Horizontal." 
> Later versions had not hidden it quite so well.
> 
> Through all those versions, however, there has always been an Insert Frame 
> button on the Forms toolbar, and you can access it that way in any version 
> (even in Word 2007, from the Legacy Tools on the Developer tab). But you can 
> also add the command to a toolbar or menu in earlier versions or the QAT in 
> Word 2007.
> 
> For one use of frames in Word, see 
> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm
> 
> The main point here, however, is that the Text Direction command, which 
> allows you to rotate text, is present in frames and table cells as well as 
> in text boxes. If your landscape graphic was rotated in an external program 
> (so that it can be inserted In Line With Text and still be rotated), then 
> the simplest solution is to place the graphic in the left cell of a 
> two-column, one-row table and your caption text (rotated) in the right cell. 
> If the graphic has to be rotated in Word, then you can't place it actually 
> IN the table, but you can anchor it to the table paragraph and position it 
> over the column. Alternatively, you can create a one-cell table, set its 
> wrapping to Around, and position it as required.
> 
> -- 
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> http://word.mvps.org
> 
> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
> news:1667D3B9-B5EA-4853-A3D9-E6EC38F9595D@microsoft.com...
> > Thank you Suzanne. I have to learn about frames which seems to be an
> > important item in dealing with captions. I have your article on this item
> > referred to me by Graham. Although it deals with headers and footers, it 
> > is
> > still important to me. I have to read it a couple of times to familiarize
> > myself with its contents.
> >
> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> >
> >> You can also change text direction in a table cell or frame, either of 
> >> which
> >> is visible to the Table of Figures.
> >>
> >> -- 
> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> >> Words into Type
> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
> >> http://word.mvps.org
> >>
> >> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
> >> message
> >> news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
> >> >I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to do 
> >> >is
> >> > open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so 
> >> > that
> >> > the
> >> > captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word 
> >> > 2003
> >> > with Windows 7.
> >> >
> >>
> >> .
> >>
> > 
> 
> .
> 

I'm glad you got where you wanted to go.

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:CC13B89B-340B-4ABD-9F6C-3C8FE4296A45@microsoft.com...
> Thank you Suzanne,
>
> I was able to achieve entering cations in landscape. In the process I 
> leaned
> a lot from your instructions.
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
>> Frames are old tech, which MS intended to replace with text boxes, but it
>> turned out that there are some things for which text boxes are not 
>> suitable.
>> Because text boxes are in the drawing layer, Word cannot "see" them when
>> creating a TOC, TOF, cross-references, etc. And you can't insert 
>> footnotes,
>> endnotes, or comments in text boxes. Frames, however, are in the text 
>> layer,
>> so they satisfy all these needs. They don't have as many wrapping styles 
>> as
>> text boxes (basically two: None and Around), so they're not suitable for
>> placing text on top of graphics, for example, but they work very well for
>> some other purposes because they can "float" much like a text box (be 
>> placed
>> anywhere on a page).
>>
>> Subsequent versions of Word have made it increasingly difficult to find
>> frames. In earlier version, Frame was on the Insert menu. Then it
>> disappeared, to be replaced by something with a deceptively similar name 
>> but
>> an entirely different purpose (it creates a "frames page" in a Web file). 
>> In
>> Word 97, if you wanted to restore Frame to the Insert menu, you had to 
>> know
>> that, in the Customize dialog, it was hiding under the name "Horizontal."
>> Later versions had not hidden it quite so well.
>>
>> Through all those versions, however, there has always been an Insert 
>> Frame
>> button on the Forms toolbar, and you can access it that way in any 
>> version
>> (even in Word 2007, from the Legacy Tools on the Developer tab). But you 
>> can
>> also add the command to a toolbar or menu in earlier versions or the QAT 
>> in
>> Word 2007.
>>
>> For one use of frames in Word, see
>> http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/MarginalText.htm
>>
>> The main point here, however, is that the Text Direction command, which
>> allows you to rotate text, is present in frames and table cells as well 
>> as
>> in text boxes. If your landscape graphic was rotated in an external 
>> program
>> (so that it can be inserted In Line With Text and still be rotated), then
>> the simplest solution is to place the graphic in the left cell of a
>> two-column, one-row table and your caption text (rotated) in the right 
>> cell.
>> If the graphic has to be rotated in Word, then you can't place it 
>> actually
>> IN the table, but you can anchor it to the table paragraph and position 
>> it
>> over the column. Alternatively, you can create a one-cell table, set its
>> wrapping to Around, and position it as required.
>>
>> -- 
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> http://word.mvps.org
>>
>> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in 
>> message
>> news:1667D3B9-B5EA-4853-A3D9-E6EC38F9595D@microsoft.com...
>> > Thank you Suzanne. I have to learn about frames which seems to be an
>> > important item in dealing with captions. I have your article on this 
>> > item
>> > referred to me by Graham. Although it deals with headers and footers, 
>> > it
>> > is
>> > still important to me. I have to read it a couple of times to 
>> > familiarize
>> > myself with its contents.
>> >
>> > "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>> >
>> >> You can also change text direction in a table cell or frame, either of
>> >> which
>> >> is visible to the Table of Figures.
>> >>
>> >> -- 
>> >> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> >> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> >> Words into Type
>> >> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>> >> http://word.mvps.org
>> >>
>> >> "Aris Meneshian" <ArisMeneshian@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>> >> message
>> >> news:68CC5DC7-C6D0-43DC-BC26-77701BDB8611@microsoft.com...
>> >> >I am trying to caption a landscape picture. The only way I am able to 
>> >> >do
>> >> >is
>> >> > open a text box. Is there a way of captioning without a text box so
>> >> > that
>> >> > the
>> >> > captions appears under the picture going vertically? I am using Word
>> >> > 2003
>> >> > with Windows 7.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> .
>> >>
>> >
>>
>> .
>>