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I need to generate a list of tables (and figures) in a document where the
table titles include the complete document section number (which is complex:
3.2.P.3.2-1, where "-1" is the actual table number within that section).
Because of this I couldn't use captions to number the tables. I have used
the same style for all the tables but when I go to generate the list of
tables I get the following error message, "Error, No table of contents
entries found." The path I followed (Word 2003) is InsertReferenceIndex &
TablesTable of Figures, Tables from the Caption Label menu; OptionsStyle
is checked; selected the proper style; Table entry fields unchecked; Table
identifier: defaults to F.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
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I managed to get the list of tables to work but I'm not sure why. The
original style was called "Style Table Title, left..." This style was
automatically generated when I modified the style, "Table Title" so that it
was formatted the way I wanted. When I went to the style "Table Title" and
tried to change the style I got a circular argument error since "Style Table
title" was based on "Table Title". Once I switched the "based on" in "Style
Table title" to none, I was able to reformat "Table Title" and generate the
List of Tables.

My question is why does word make new styles with "style" in front of it
when you modify an existing style? I apologize for the length of this posting
but this was very quirky.
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I need to generate a list of tables (and figures) in a document where the
table titles include the complete document section number (which is complex:
3.2.P.3.2-1, where "-1" is the actual table number within that section).
Because of this I couldn't use captions to number the tables. I have used
the same style for all the tables but when I go to generate the list of
tables I get the following error message, "Error, No table of contents
entries found." The path I followed (Word 2003) is InsertReferenceIndex &
TablesTable of Figures, Tables from the Caption Label menu; OptionsStyle
is checked; selected the proper style; Table entry fields unchecked; Table
identifier: defaults to F.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
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LAC

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Default List of Tables using Styles instead of captions

How did you change the style(s)? Usually when the Styles and Formatting pane
shows "strange" entries, you haven't really modified the style but just
added direct formatting (and that formatting is being displayed as a
separate entry in the Styles and Formatting pane because "Keep track of
formatting" is enabled in the Options dialog box).

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I managed to get the list of tables to work but I'm not sure why. The
original style was called "Style Table Title, left..." This style was
automatically generated when I modified the style, "Table Title" so that
it
was formatted the way I wanted. When I went to the style "Table Title"
and
tried to change the style I got a circular argument error since "Style
Table
title" was based on "Table Title". Once I switched the "based on" in
"Style
Table title" to none, I was able to reformat "Table Title" and generate
the
List of Tables.

My question is why does word make new styles with "style" in front of it
when you modify an existing style? I apologize for the length of this
posting
but this was very quirky.
--
LAC


"LAC" wrote:

I need to generate a list of tables (and figures) in a document where the
table titles include the complete document section number (which is
complex:
3.2.P.3.2-1, where "-1" is the actual table number within that section).
Because of this I couldn't use captions to number the tables. I have
used
the same style for all the tables but when I go to generate the list of
tables I get the following error message, "Error, No table of contents
entries found." The path I followed (Word 2003) is
InsertReferenceIndex &
TablesTable of Figures, Tables from the Caption Label menu;
OptionsStyle

is checked; selected the proper style; Table entry fields unchecked;
Table
identifier: defaults to F.

Any idea what I'm doing wrong?
--
LAC




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