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TOCs aren't the only reference tables you'll use as you work with long documents. If you use illustrations, tables, diagrams, or equations, you'll like having the choice of numbering and labeling those elements automatically. If you work with legal briefings and citations, the ability to create a table of authorities will save you considerable time and trouble.
When you have Word generate a table of figures to use as a reference tool in your document, Word searches for and collects the figure captions in your document. This means that you need to set up your captions before you generate the table.
First things first. Start by adding labels to the items you want to include in your table of figures. You can add captions while you work by using Word's AutoCaption feature. Here are the steps:
Figure 26-7. AutoCaption enables you to add labels and numbers to your figures automatically.
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If you want to add figure numbering to your captions, choose Insert, Reference, Captions to display the Captions dialog box. Select the element to which you want to add the numbering (or update your other caption choices), and then click the Numbering button. The Caption Numbering dialog box appears, as Figure 26-8 shows.
Figure 26-8. The Caption Numbering dialog box enables you to choose the format and style of the numbering sequence.
Begin by choosing the format you want to use for the numbering sequence. You can choose the traditional 1, 2, 3 or A, B, C, or you can choose roman numerals for figure numbering in the Format drop-down list. If you want to include chapter numbers (which Word picks up from the text), select the Include Chapter Number check box; then specify the heading style the chapter starts with (this shows Word where to begin looking), and select a separator character from the Use Separator drop-down list (Word will place this between the chapter number and the figure number in the caption). Click OK to save the settings. When you add your next figure, the caption will be applied automatically.
After you've added captions to your illustrations by choosing Insert, Reference, Captions, you can use those captions to create a table of the figures in your document. Follow these steps to generate a table of figures:
Figure 26-9. The preview boxes in the Index and Tables dialog box show the default selections.
A table of authorities is a more specialized table reference that helps you track, compile, and display citations included in your document. You'll use this feature most often for legal documents that reference cases, rules, treaties, and other documents. Before you can create a table of citations, obviously, you need to have placed those citations within the body of the document.
You can easily track citations for inclusion in the table of authorities as you work in your document. To begin the process of adding a citation, follow these steps:
Figure 26-10. Use the Mark Citation dialog box to include citations in your table of authorities.
Tip - Add citations directly
You can also add citations from the Table Of Authorities tab in the Index And Tables dialog box. To display the tab, choose Insert, Reference, Index And Tables, and then click the Table Of Authorities tab. Click Mark Citation to display the Mark Citation dialog box. Enter your citation as needed and click Mark to complete the entry.
After you've entered the citations you want to reference, you can start the process of creating a table of authorities by following these steps:
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Figure 26-11. The Table Of Authorities tab includes everything you need for entering and formatting the table.