Working with captions
Captions let you introduce an new scene or provide some narrative
information for example: "Meanwhile..." or "Suddenly!" or "It was a
dark and stormy night...". A caption lets you add whatever descriptive
or thought text you might need.
Add a caption
To add a caption drag a caption from the element palette and drop it at
the appropriate position on the page.
Edit a caption
To edit a caption double click on top of it or simply select it and hit
the "Return" key on your keyboard. The caption text becomes editable
and is selected. Type in whatever words you need. You can make whatever
formatting changes you need to the text using the Format->Font and
Format->Text menu items. Caption text can have any justification or
font setting you need.
To finish editing simply hit the "Enter" key or click outside of the
edit area. Your changes are committed to the caption. If the caption
cannot contain your new text its height adjusted to fit the text.
Repositioning a caption
To move a caption simply select it and drag it to the appropriate
location. You can use the Arrange->Align menu to quickly position
the caption relative to the enclosing panel or page. You can make your comic look neater by aligning the edge of your captions with the panels by dragging the caption to the panel's edge.
Resizing a caption
Select the caption and drag any of the resize handles to change the
size.
Holding down the Shift key when resizing constrains the dimensions, preventing accidental warping.
Note if the caption box is not large enough to
display the contained text the extra text will not be displayed. So if
you're missing some text try resizing the caption to see if it is
simply too small.
Rotating a caption
You can rotate a caption by click and dragging the rotate handle

Caption Details
The caption inspector details you adjust the margins between the text
and the caption outline if needed. You can also choose the style for
the caption or override the style attributes if necessary.
Type
Text Margin
If the text is too close to the edges of the caption (or not close
enough) you can adjust the margins by assigning new values to the
horizontal (H) and vertical (V) margins.
Lock
Prevents the caption from being moved or resized.
Clip
Normally captions are cut off where they intersect the edges of a
panel. Unchecking this option allows the caption to break the edge of
the panel for dramatic effect.
Style properties
Use the Style popup menu to pick a different style, or simply
experiment until you create a style you like.
If you have made a variation to the selected style, then an asterisk
appears next to the style name. Your element is now unique!
If you want to share this new style, then create a New style.
New styles can be created
under Style Attributes with the '+ New' button - a sheet appears that
lets you
name the new style. When you click "OK" the new style is created and
the element is set to use the new style. Now you can set other elements
to have the same style.
You can also Update the
current style - be careful! - this will also change the
attributes of every other object (in this style).
The default style cannot be changed, so you will need to create a new
style, which you can then use on other elements.
If you don't like your changes, press the Revert button to go back
to the original style.
See Caption Styles for more
information on each setting.