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I've added the file here. Sample file
Why is there an extra gap in the figure caption created automatically? I can't seem to find a way to remove this gap!
![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(115.19999999999999, 5%, 21%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EI%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
Imtiaz
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I've attached two images here. There is no space between the figure number and the caption in the first one. However, copying and pasting the same thing and trying to create it manually adds an extra gap here. Please see the second image.
Is there any way I can remove this gap? Is there a solution?
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![](data:image/svg+xml, %3Csvg xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg' height='64' class='font-weight-bold' style='font: 600 30.11764705882353px "SegoeUI", Arial' width='64'%3E%3Ccircle fill='hsl(102.4, 65%, 19%)' cx='32' cy='32' r='32' /%3E%3Ctext x='50%25' y='55%25' dominant-baseline='middle' text-anchor='middle' fill='%23FFF' %3EAM%3C/text%3E%3C/svg%3E)
AllenXu-MSFT 24,951 Reputation points Moderator2023-10-04T07:20:34.9666667+00:00 @Imtiaz,
Could you please share here a sample of your Word file so that we can have a test for you?
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Charles Kenyon 3,236 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator2023-10-04T22:24:53.3166667+00:00 The problem is the tab setting in your Caption dialog comes before the period following the second digit in 10.
First, move the tab setting in the Ruler so that it accepts the 10.
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This fixes it for that caption but not future ones. Next find the Fig Caption Paragraph style and update it to match that formatting. This will move the text out a bit on all of your captions.
I do not understand why you are not using the Built-In Caption style which is used automatically when Word inserts a caption. You are making extra work for yourself. That style can be modified to suit your needs.
If you are going to continue using the custom Fig Caption and Figure Caption styles, at least one of those should be based on the other rather than on the Normal style.
- my writing on Insert a Caption
- my writing on the Importance of Styles in Word
- my writing on Inserting a Table of Figures in Word
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Imtiaz 5 Reputation points
2023-10-04T07:32:29.3733333+00:00 @AllenXu-MSFT I've added the file here; please go to page 5 directly... https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bLYJLejARK7sXlxs5_nM5GSt6L7MYw_6/view?usp=sharing