How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

Adding captions to photos is an effective method of conveying additional content or copyrighting a work. So don't be afraid to insert picture captions into your Microsoft PowerPoint presentations . The article will show you how to add captions to photos in PowerPoint simply and easily.

 

Instructions on how to insert captions for pictures in Microsoft PowerPoint

1. Open PowerPoint and insert the picture you want to add a caption to.

To insert an image, go to the Insert tab > select Pictures in the Images group :

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

In the drop-down menu, select the location where you want to insert the picture. You have 3 options to download photos from:

  • This Device - This Device
  • Vectors of PowerPoint - Stock Images
  • Online Pictures - Online Pictures

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

2. After adding the image, it's time to insert the caption. In Word, Microsoft provides a built-in image caption embedding feature. Unfortunately, PowerPoint does not have this function. Therefore, you have to manually insert the caption by adding a text box under the image.

Back on the Insert tab , select the top half of the Text Box in the Text group, allowing you to draw the text box horizontally anywhere on that slide.

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

To draw the textbox, click & drag the cursor:

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

When the textbox is ready, enter the caption:

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

Once you've finished importing the content, resize it if necessary.

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

3. Finally, you'll want to group photos & text together. If you plan to move the image around the slide, this is really necessary.

To group pictures and text together, hold Ctrl or Cmd on Mac and select both the image & text box.

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

Next, click the Group button in the Arrange group of the Picture Format tab .

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

At the drop-down menu that appears, select Group :

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

Now when you select this image later, the text box and the image will appear in the same frame:

How to Add Photo Captions in Microsoft PowerPoint

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