If you are a Microsoft Word 2010 user and often include
tables in your documents, then you may need to create a List of Tables.
Microsoft Word 2010 allows you create a List of Tables automatically, in that
you can produce the list with only a few clicks. All you need to do is to
caption your tables appropriately using the Caption facility provided. Not only
will this produce a List of Tables qucikly and automatically, but it will also
create an accurate and consistent List of Tables.
1. Type
in the name of you table (usually above the corresponding table)
2. Position
your mouse cursor before the first letter of the table name, and under
‘Reference’ menu tab, click ‘Insert Caption’
3. In
the Caption window, select Table for the Label box. If the label you want has
not yet available, create one with “New Label”
4. Click
OK and you will see your table has just been captioned and autonumbered. You
may need to press tab on your keyboard to allow a reasonable space between the caption
label number and the table name.
5. To
modify caption style, go back to “Home” to expand Style panel. Expand the Style
panel by clicking small arrow on the lower right corner of the Style box. Scroll down your Style panel to find
“Caption”, right click it and click “Modify”. In the “Modify Style” window you
can do any modification to style the Caption.
6. To
create your List of Tables automatically, position your mouse cursor anywhere
you want your list to appear, and under Reference menu, find and click Insert
Table of Figure and in the appearing window make sure to clear the box next
to ‘Use hyperlinks instead of page
numbers’ and select “Table” for the Caption label box. Click OK.
