Yes, wrt (2) I should have said that "by default" the TOF doesn't include
both figures and tables. What I was getting at was that if you base it on a
style, you can select only one style. If both figure captions and table
titles are in the Caption style, then this will work, but some people want
them formatted differently and so would use different styles, which then
makes it easier to use a regular TOC.

I'm not sure I follow what you said in (1), but it certainly sounds
intriguing.

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"CyberTaz" wrote in message
...
Hi Suzanne-

THIS IS NOT A SUGGESTION to the user, but the post intrigued me and I'd
like
to get your impressions on what I discovered while playing around;

1) If you type a caption in and leave your insertion point at the
beginning
or end of it (don't select it), when you insert the caption specify what
type
frm the list (Table, Figure, etc.) but put a check in the box for Exclude
Label from Caption. Your typed caption will be reformatted accordingly and
it
will be assigned a sequential number as usual. That number field is
inserted
in the doc, but it can be deleted witout a problem. The Table/Figure will
still be associated with the correct number when the TOF is generated. (I
don't know that this is a 'better' way than typing/pasting into the dialog
box, but it is an additional option.)

2) Word (at least 2003) will include both Tables & Figures in the same TOF
if you choose 'None' from the Caption Label list in the Index and Tables
dialog box, then click Options... and check the box for Style (set to
Caption).

I'd be interested in your results when you have a chance to check this
out.

Best Regards |:)

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

If you want Word to pick up captions automatically for a Table of
Figures or
List of Tables, you need to create the captions the way Word wants to.
So
select the caption text you've already typed (excluding the Figure
number),
copy it, and paste into the Caption dialog after the label Word inserts.
Then delete the caption you had already typed.

My guess is you may not be able to get Word to create exactly the type
of
figure numbering you are using ("Figure S.1.1"), so you might be better
off
using a specific style or styles for the figure captions and table
titles.
Then create an ordinary TOC that will pick up this style or styles. This
might be a better solution, anyway, since Word by default does not
combine
figure and table captions in the same Table of Figures, so you would
probably have to use a TOC anyway.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Dee" wrote in message
...
I have a doucment that I need to create a table of figures and tables.
I
go
to the first fugure and highlight the text I want to be part of my
table
and
I go to Insert, Reference, Caption when I go OK Word creates a text
that
says
Figure 1 underneath what I highlighted I want the text I highlighted
to
be
Figure 1 because it already has the heading "Figure S.1.1 Mechanism
of
Action" How do I get Word to use what I highlight to be the caption
for my
Tables of Figures. Also can you have figures and tables in the Table
of
Figures. If I select "Figure for the figure and Table for the Table
will
it
create to separate tables. One of figures and one of tables. I am
using
Word
2003.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Dee