How to insert caption for multiple figures side by side

Question

I'm working on a Word document, and I would like to put two figures side by side, using the same figure number (e.g. Figure 1) but with a letter for each figure (1a and 1b).

What is the cleanest way to do this? I could just add text after the caption and the cross-references, but it would be better if there was a hierarchical way, so that for instance in the list of figures I can see them separately but with indentation.

score 9 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 25 '13 at 13:05

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You can create a drawing canvas (it's in menu Insert -> Shapes -> New drawing canvas (it is at the very bottom)), put both your drawings in it and put your caption for the canvas.

answered Jun 25 '13 at 13:05

eiennohito

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score 8 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 10 '17 at 21:42

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I would suggest that you use a borderless table with two columns and two rows. You can paste your two pictures in the two cells of the first row, and then add the corresponding a) and b) captions below each figure on the next row.

edited Apr 10 '17 at 21:42

Sveltely

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answered Apr 14 '16 at 08:04

AlFagera

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score 2 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 03 '20 at 17:28

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When I want to do this, I just use my snipping tool to create a new image that includes both pictures in one image.

answered Mar 03 '20 at 17:28

Jessica Houdart

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How to insert caption for multiple figures side by side

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