Table caption element properties
Open the Properties view in Document Studio and select a Table caption element. The Properties view displays these available properties for table captions.
General properties
In the All properties tab, these properties are at the top-level, in the Metadata, and in the sections.
| Type | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Tag | String | Tag name for the element. This property cannot be edited. |
| Name | String | The name of the element. |
| Description | String | A summary or note about this element. |
| Assignment | String | The variable assignments that are done in the element. |
| Condition | String | A script that can apply variables or attributes as conditions on the element. |
Content properties
In the All properties tab, this property is at the top-level as Content.
| Type | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Content | String | The text contained in the element that is visible in the output. Entering text here is the same as double-clicking the element and entering text. |
Specific properties
In the All properties tab, these properties are located in the section.
| Type | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Field code | String | A script taken from Microsoft Word to insert fields as placeholders for specific text in your document-style report. For more information about generating field code, see Insert and format field codes in Word 2007. |
| Field label | String | A name for the field that displays in the output. |
Font properties
In the All properties tab, these properties are located in the , , , and sections.
| Type | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Font | String, Cambria, Courier New, Georgia, Helvetica, Lucida, Tahoma, Times New Roman, Verdana | Select one of the common fonts available in the dropdown menu or type the name of another font on your computer to use. |
| Size | 1 to 1638 | The point size of the text in the element. You can select
a value from the dropdown menu or type a value between the supported
sizes. Example:
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| Color | 000000 to FFFFFF | Default value: 000000 The hexadecimal color of the text in the element. Example:
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only supported for XSL-FO output.
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| Bold | true, false | Default value: false true applies bold styling. Example:
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| Italic | true, false | Default value: false true applies italic styling. Example:
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| Underline | true, false, single, words, double, dotted, thick, dash, dash long, dot dash, dot dot dash, wavy, dotted heavy, dash heavy, dash long heavy, dot dash heavy, dot dot dash heavy, wavy heavy, wavy double | Default value: false true creates a horizontal line beneath the text. Example:
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| Overline | true, false | Default value: false true creates a horizontal line over the text. Example:
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| Strikethrough | true, false, double | Default value: false true creates a horizontal line through the center of the text. Example:
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| Shadow | true, false | Default value: false true creates a shadow on the text. Example:
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| Outline | true, false | Default value: false true creates an outline around the text. Example:
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| Emboss | true, false | Default value: false true creates an emboss effect around the text. Example:
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| Engrave | true, false | Default value: false true creates an engrave effect around the text. Example:
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| Small caps | true, false | Default value: false true changes lowercase letters into capital letters. Example:
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| All caps | true, false | Default value: false true changes all letters into capital letters. Example:
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| Hidden | true, false | Default value: false true removes the text from the output. |
| Underline color | 000000 to FFFFFF | Default value: 000000 The hexadecimal color of the line underneath the text in the element. |
Color properties
In the All properties tab, these properties are located in the section.
| Type | Value | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Background color | 000000 to FFFFFF | The hexadecimal color of the element background. |












