# Link captions

You can link two or more captions so that text can flow from one caption to the next. For example, if you’re creating a newsletter you could link captions and use them to create irregular columns of text, or continue a sidebar onto another page.

Each series of linked captions is called a thread and is identified by the shared color of the circle at the top of each caption. Numbers in the circles indicate the order of the captions in the thread. You can add and remove captions from a thread, change their order in the thread, move them to a different thread, and more.

You can start a thread with an empty caption or one that already has content. For example, if you want to set the documentʼs layout before you add content, you can add several captions, place them where you want, then link them. Or, you can start with a caption that already has content, then link more captions to accommodate your text.

1. Click the caption that you want to be first in the thread, then click the white circle on the top left edge.

   The circle fills with color and the number 1 to indicate it’s the start of a thread. If you see a different number or if the color matches an existing thread, the caption was linked to an existing thread instead. To make it the start of a new thread, click its circle and choose Create New Thread.

2. To add a caption to the thread, click on its white circle and choose the thread to join.
3. To add text to the thread, type in the first caption of an empty thread, or add to existing text in the thread.
4. If the last caption has a clipping indicator at the bottom, it indicates that there is more text that can fit in the caption, do one of the following:
   - Drag the clipping indicator or any resize handle until all the text is visible.
   - Drag the resize handles of other captions in the thread until your text fits into the existing captions.
   - Add another caption to the thread.

If a thread has more than one linked caption on a page and you drag one of the captions to a new location on the same page, the caption's content doesn't automatically reflow to reflect the new location. If you assign a new order to the caption instead, its content reflows naturally.

1. Click the caption whose order you want to change, then click the circle at the top left.
2. In the menu that appears, move the pointer over Layout Order, then choose a new order number for the caption.

   The text in the thread updates to reflect the new order.

You might want to reassign a caption if its placement on the page makes it ideal for another thread and you donʼt want to rearrange the items on your page, or if you simply linked to the wrong thread.

If the caption is the only one in the thread, it and its content are added to the new thread. If the caption is one of several in a thread, only the caption is reassigned to the new thread - its content is reflowed in the remaining captions of its original thread.

1. Click the caption that you want to reassign, then click the circle at the top left.
2. Choose the thread you want the caption to belong to.

You may need to move or reorder captions so the text flows naturally.

You can start a new thread with a caption that's already linked to a thread. The caption is unlinked from its original thread and emptied; any text it contained is merged into the remaining captions in the original thread.

You might want to do this, for example, if the placement of a linked caption is where you want to start a new thread and you don't want to change the page layout.

1. Click the caption, then click the circle at the top.
2. Choose Create New Thread.

When you unlink a caption, if there are other captions in the thread, its text is merged into them. If it's the only caption in the thread, it becomes a standard caption with content.

- Click the caption, click the circle at the top left, then choose Remove from Thread.

When you delete a linked caption, its text is merged into any remaining captions in the thread. If it's the only caption in the thread, the caption and its contents are deleted.

- Click the caption, then press the Delete key.

## See also

Undo or redo changes