Some research papers and reports require that you include a list of tables and figures in your document, others don’t. Either way, if your document has tables and figures, making this list will help readers quickly find what they need.
Thankfully, Microsoft Word makes this process very easy and straightforward. Here’s how to get it done in some easy steps.
How to Insert a List of Tables and Figures in Microsoft Word
Before adding a list of tables and figures, you have toadd a caption to each figure and tablein your document.
Unlikecreating a table of contents in Microsoft Wordwhich comes with a “Table of Contents” heading, creating a list of tables and figures doesn’t. you may manually add a “List of Figures” heading (as shown in the image below) before inserting your list.
Inserting a list of figures or tables follows the same process, the only difference is changing the caption label appropriately, as we’ll see in the steps below.
How to Update the List of Tables and Figures in Word
If you add, delete, or modify table or figure captions, you’re able to update your list to reflect these changes in only a few clicks.
Improve Your Document’s Navigation With Lists of Tables and Figures
As long as you’ve added captions to the tables and figures in your document, you can easily create and update these lists with a few clicks. This makes it easier and quicker for readers to find specific tables and figures. Talking about ease, there are some advanced features in Microsoft Word guaranteed to make your life easier.
