Creating a Table of Figures in Word 2007

After you have added captions to your tables and figures, you can then create a Table of Figures. When creating a document in which there are many illustrations, images, charts, and tables, it is often helpful to the reader to provide a Table of Figures, which allows them to quickly find the figures in your documents. When generating a Table of Figures, Word looks for the Style Code that you specified when inserting your captions.

To Create a Table of Figures

1. Set the insertion point where you want to insert a Table of Figures
2. Click the References tab on the Ribbon.
3. Click the Insert Table of Figures button on the Captions group.
4. Click the Tab Leader drop-down arrow and select the type of tab leader you want to appear.
5. Click the Formats drop-down arrow and select the format for your Table of Figures.
6. To generate a Table of Figures from another style, click the Options button and make your selections.
7. To Modify the formatting and/or style of your Table of Figures, click the Modify button and make your selections.
8. Click OK when finished.

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