How to adjust spacing between autonumbered figure & caption

[tekwrite]

How to adjust spacing between autonumbered figure & caption text?

I thought it would be in the Paragraph section when I edited the figure tag?

[robdocsmith]

The vertical spacing between image and a following (or preceding) caption? You could set a margin-top or margin-bottom as appropriate on the image, or the caption style.

If you mean the spacing between the caption number and the caption itself, that's in the caption style. My p.FigureCaption style includes

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{mc-auto-number-format: 'CF:Figure {chapnum}-{n+}   ';}

Which has three spaces after the auto-number defintiion and the closing quote.

Cheers,

Rob

[tekwrite]

I tried that but it still has about half an inch of space between the autonumber and the caption text

[robdocsmith]

To help us troubleshoot, can you attach an image showing the space and the code used in your caption style?

Cheers,

Rob

[tekwrite]

Attaching images of the output and the tag information.

[robdocsmith]

What's in the auto-number section of the style defintion?

Rob

[tekwrite]

Here is a screen shot of the autonumber tab.

[robdocsmith]

Ahhh. Try changing the Auto-number to Inside Head with offset '0', and add a space or two to the auto-number definitions so it reads CF:Figure {n+}... (where the periods are replaced with spaces).

Rob

[tekwrite]

I tried the values but it won't "save" them. It reverts back to the original values after I click OK. The three spaces stayed put though.

[robdocsmith]

That's odd. Can you change the value directly in the stylesheet in a text editor? It's usually in project folder/content/resources/stylesheets. Have a look for your caption style (make sure you're in the right medium section if you're using mediums (an @<medium> { } label) ) and change:

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mc-auto-number-position: outside-head;
mc-auto-number-offset: 1in;

to

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mc-auto-number-position: inside-head;
mc-auto-number-offset: 0;

Rob

[tekwrite]

Thanks! I will try that! I appreciate your help.

[tekwrite]

Changing the .css file worked! I have had to do that sometimes with variable sets (editing in notepad)

[robdocsmith]

No worries. It was the offset that was creating the extra space you didn't want. Not sure why you couldn't edit in the CSS editor (I generally do all my styling in the raw CSS). Perhaps the wrong medium was selected in the editor.

Rob

[tekwrite]

Good point about the medium. Thanks!