How to create a List of Tables

A List of Tables is created using Insert Table of Figures (part of Caption ribbon) under Reference menu. This list is placed under a title of List of Tables and is a part of front pages. When you create a List of Table using the Insert Table of Figure, the list is produced by extracting whatever you put when you created your table name using Caption. It will include page numbers and have a consistent look:

Here is how to insert a List of Tables

1. Position your cursor where you want put the List of Tables;
2. Under Reference menu, click Insert Table of Figure and the following box will appear:

3. In the appearing Table of Figures windows, select Table in Caption Label: box and unselect the radio buttton next to use hyperlink instead of page numbers to show page numbers (not links)
4. Click OK to see your List of Tables.

Modifying your List of Tables

In the example of List of Tables above, you can see that the list may need modifying. On the left you can see the the second line of a table name is positioned without indentation, and you may want to change this so that every additional line for a table name would be indented and moved to right position, in the same position as the first capital of the first line (see marks on the ruler). Also on right you can see right tab is in the same position with right margin which is not good and needs to be modified.

1. To modify the look of your List of Tables, click the small arrow on the right of Table of Figures in Style panel to see Modify button and click that to bring its window;
2. Click Format and Paragraph to modify it;
3. Set Indentation Right by 1 cm and then for Special, select Hanging and By 1.7 cm

Your List of Tables now looks like below (notice changes at the ruler)

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