## Working with captions

Captions let you introduce an new scene or provide some narrative information for example: "Meanwhile..." or "Suddenly!" or "It was a dark and stormy night...". A caption lets you add whatever descriptive or thought text you might need.

### Add a caption

To add a caption drag a caption from the element palette and drop it at the appropriate position on the page.
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### Edit a caption

To edit a caption double click on top of it or simply select it and hit the "Return" key on your keyboard. The caption text becomes editable and is selected. Type in whatever words you need. You can make whatever formatting changes you need to the text using the Format->Font and Format->Text menu items. Caption text can have any justification or font setting you need.
To finish editing simply hit the "Enter" key or click outside of the edit area. Your changes are committed to the caption. If the caption cannot contain your new text its height adjusted to fit the text.

### Repositioning a caption

To move a caption simply select it and drag it to the appropriate location. You can use the Arrange->Align menu to quickly position the caption relative to the enclosing panel or page. You can make your comic look neater by aligning the edge of your captions with the panels by dragging the caption to the panel's edge.

### Resizing a caption

Select the caption and drag any of the resize handles to change the size. Holding down the Shift key when resizing constrains the dimensions, preventing accidental warping.
Note if the caption box is not large enough to display the contained text the extra text will not be displayed. So if you're missing some text try resizing the caption to see if it is simply too small.

### Rotating a caption

You can rotate a caption by click and dragging the rotate handle

### Caption Details

The caption inspector details you adjust the margins between the text and the caption outline if needed. You can also choose the style for the caption or override the style attributes if necessary.

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#### Text Margin

If the text is too close to the edges of the caption (or not close enough) you can adjust the margins by assigning new values to the horizontal (H) and vertical (V) margins.

#### Lock

Prevents the caption from being moved or resized.

#### Clip

Normally captions are cut off where they intersect the edges of a panel. Unchecking this option allows the caption to break the edge of the panel for dramatic effect.

#### Style properties

Use the Style popup menu to pick a different style, or simply experiment until you create a style you like.
If you have made a variation to the selected style, then an asterisk appears next to the style name. Your element is now unique!
If you want to share this new style, then create a New style.
New styles can be created under Style Attributes with the '+ New' button - a sheet appears that lets you name the new style. When you click "OK" the new style is created and the element is set to use the new style. Now you can set other elements to have the same style.
You can also Update the current style - be careful! - this will also change the attributes of every other object (in this style).
The default style cannot be changed, so you will need to create a new style, which you can then use on other elements.

If you don't like your changes, press the Revert button to go back to the original style.

See Caption Styles for more information on each setting.