

This displays the Style Pane Options dialog box. Close the Manage Styles dialog box and then click the Options button at the bottom of the Styles task pane. Just copy and paste it into the Visual Editor and then run the macro called CaptionBold. This should give you a clue as to when the 'hide settings' and the priority values come into play. Here is the code, which you can also find at the link above. It was written by someone with the username hongcc1. I did not create this macro, but found it in a forum and have provided the link here: I've used it in a file with hundreds of captions. However, there is a macro that achieves this beautifully. Simply click on the vertical line that sets off the style area and drag it left or right.So far, Microsoft doesn't provide a way to have different formats for the label in a caption and the caption itself. Then click the Apply Styles command that appears at the bottom of the drop-down menu to open the Apply Styles pane. If you want to change the width of the style area at this point, you can do so by using the mouse. How to Apply a Style in Word by Using the Apply Styles Pane Alternatively, to apply a style in Word by using the Apply Styles pane, click the More button in the Styles button group on the Home tab of the Ribbon. Notice that the style assigned to each paragraph is now visible within the style area. Unfortunately, this makes the caption and the text itself italic, e.g. By default in Word 2013 this is a 9pt italic font.

It has some default styling that you can edit in the Quick Styles pane.

The style area is not visible in any other view you might use. When inserting a figure or table, you can add a caption. You can move any existing style to the Styles gallery for easy access.1.On the Home tab, click the Styles Dialog Box Launcher.The Styles pane appears.2.In the lower-right corner of the Styles pane, click Options. To open the Navigation pane, press Ctrl+F, or click View > Navigation Pane. Now, whenever you switch to either Draft or Outline views (using the controls on the status bar is a good way to do this if you are using Word 2007 or Word 2010) you'll notice the style area at the left side of the screen.
