I appreciate the reply but that doesn't solve my problem. I'm sorry, I must not have been clear...I have already been using the insert frame command (and I do have it ready to go on Quick Access if ever I get it figured out), but it doesn't work. This is what I've been doing over and over again expecting a different outcome:

1. Insert the image/tbl/fig and make sure it is "inline with text"
2. Insert caption by right clicking on the image/tbl/fig
3. Remove said caption from the text box that Word auto puts it in...so it's in its own paragraph
4. Record the source in another paragraph (has it's own style)
5. Add any additional information (also has it's own style)
6. Highlight all of the above and insert frame
7. At that point we're all good...until I want to put a border around the frame...
8. At that point what I have is box borders around each of the above individually with an additional box border around the whole frame.

I've made sure that none of the enclosed styles have borders of their own, but as soon as I put a border on the frame I get tons of boxes. So given that, do you have any ideas? I REALLY appreciate your help.