Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words, but sometimes you need a few words to go along with an image to help explain it. That’s where captions come in! Google Docs makes it easy to add captions to images, whether they’re your own original photos or ones you found online.
Keep reading the article to find two different methods to add captions to images in Google Docs.
Method 1: Add Captions to Images in Google Docs Through Drawing Tool
The drawing tool that comes built into Google Docs is handy for plenty of tasks, and captioning an image is one of them. The method is straightforward once you know where to look. Keeping the picture and its caption inside a single drawing also means they move together if you reposition them later. Here are the steps:
1. Log in to your Google account and open the document where you want to add captions to an image.
2. Click on Insert and then select Drawing > New from the drop-down menu.
3. A drawing window will appear. Click the image icon to upload an image from your device. You can also add pictures from online or through Google Photos.
4. After the image is inserted, click on the Text box icon from the top toolbar.
5. Then, drag your mouse on the image to create a text box. You can add your desired caption in this text box. Resize and reposition it as needed.
6. To save your image with a caption, click on the Save & Close button from the top right corner.
That’s it! Your image with caption has been successfully added to the Google Docs document.
Method 2: Add Captions to Images in Google Docs Through Tables
If you don’t want to use the drawing tool or can’t seem to get it to work, don’t worry. There’s another way you can add captions to images in Google Docs by using tables. Follow these steps:
1. Log in to your Google account and open the document where you want to add captions to an image.
2. Click on Insert and then select Table > 2 x 1 from the drop-down menu.
3. This will insert a one-by-two table into your document.
4. Click on the first cell and click on Insert > Image from the top toolbar. Upload an image from your device or add it from online sources.
5. After the image is inserted, click on the second cell and add your desired caption to it. Align the text to center.
And that’s it! You have successfully added captions to images in Google Docs using tables.
Conclusion
And that covers it! You now have two separate ways to caption images in Google Docs. So the next time a picture in your document needs a little explaining, give one of these approaches a go.
