When inserting an image into a document you have the option to add a title, caption and background to it (as shown in the screenshot below).
My question is how can I convert the look of those three elements into styles? So every time you insert an image, a default title and caption style apply. Thanks.
iMac, OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.3)
Titles and captions are set as paragraph styles. To change the template default style, just select a title in one of your widgets, make a change (font, size, etc.) and then click on the red point arrow next to the style name (you have to reveal the style drawer) and choose "Redefine style with selection". Do the same for caption, and for any other styles for that matter.
For background, it's a different process. Select a widget; change the background color as needed; select Format -> Copy paragraph style. You can then select a widget and use Format -> Paste paragraph style for future widgets as needed.
Thanks, but the problem is the original caption paragraph style of the template is deleted. Is there a way to link any other paragraph style to the captions by default?
To add a new style, make the new styled caption, then select it, then show the styles drawer, then right mouse inside it, then choose 'Create Paragraph Style from Selection...' in the pop-up dialog.
To create a default style for a select a widget type, select the widget; go to Format -> Advanced -> Define default [widget type] style". This will make all the widgets adopt that style. So, it's a combination of 2 things to solve your problem: Re-create the proper styles for a widget, apply them to a widget, and then make that the default.
Sorry if I'm not clear. That works but not for newly inserted images. They will not automatically use that style for captions. You still have to manually assing your own caption style each time.
If you use a default template from Apple, you can modify the "Figure caption" style which will be used by default. See what I mean? The problem is that that original style was deleted.
Exactly what I was looking for. That is the second step I needed. Thanks a lot! 🙂
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