[Andrew]

Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text in the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete the [Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to update it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew

[DeanH]

see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm at the bottom of
this article about Style Separator. Obviously instead of Heading styel it
will be caption style.
So simply create your Caption as normal (the bit you want to appear in the
List of Tables/Figures. Beneath this add the text you want to include in the
caption but not the LOT/F. The insert the Spearator as described.
This does work as I use this all the time ;-)
Hope this helps
DeanH

"Andrew" wrote:

Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text in the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete the [Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to update it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew

[Andrew]

Thanks so much, it's working perfectly now!

"DeanH" wrote:

see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm at the bottom of
this article about Style Separator. Obviously instead of Heading styel it
will be caption style.
So simply create your Caption as normal (the bit you want to appear in the
List of Tables/Figures. Beneath this add the text you want to include in the
caption but not the LOT/F. The insert the Spearator as described.
This does work as I use this all the time ;-)
Hope this helps
DeanH

"Andrew" wrote:

Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text in the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete the [Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to update it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Andrew" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text in the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete the [Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to update it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew

[Shubiao]

But how can I hide middle part of the caption in the Table of Figures. For
example:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17] and More.

I want show:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot and More.

In the above, [Jan 17] is removed.

Can I do this? Please help.

Many thanks.

Wu

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Andrew" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text in the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete the [Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to update it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew

[Stefan Blom[_3_]]

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm. In particular, read the
"Customizing table of contents entries" section.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Shubiao" wrote in message
...
But how can I hide middle part of the caption in the Table of Figures. For
example:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17] and More.

I want show:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot and More.

In the above, [Jan 17] is removed.

Can I do this? Please help.

Many thanks.

Wu

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Andrew" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text in
the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete the
[Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to update
it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew

[Shubiao]

Thanks, Stefan.

Would you have a simpler way to do it? I am struggling to follow the TC
field stuff as I haven't learnt how to use it.

In different captions of my figures (or tables), there will be different
sections of words I want to omit in the Table of Figures (in my case, I call
it List of Tables in my report). So, I feel it's different from Author,
Title, and Subtitles.

Can I still use styles to build the Table of Figures in this case?

I am gratful for your help.

Shubiao

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm. In particular, read the
"Customizing table of contents entries" section.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Shubiao" wrote in message
...
But how can I hide middle part of the caption in the Table of Figures. For
example:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17] and More.

I want show:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot and More.

In the above, [Jan 17] is removed.

Can I do this? Please help.

Many thanks.

Wu

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Andrew" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text in
the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete the
[Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to update
it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

For what you want, I don't see any alternative to using TC fields; you don't
have to use the StyleRef trick, but it does streamline the process. When you
have inserted the TC fields, you then insert a TOF, checking the box for
"Table entry fields" and clearing the box for "Styles." If you've used TC
fields for anything other than figure captions, then you're going to need to
include a table identifier as well (this will be included in both the TC
field and the TOC field that generates the TOF).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Shubiao" wrote in message
...
Thanks, Stefan.

Would you have a simpler way to do it? I am struggling to follow the TC
field stuff as I haven't learnt how to use it.

In different captions of my figures (or tables), there will be different
sections of words I want to omit in the Table of Figures (in my case, I
call
it List of Tables in my report). So, I feel it's different from Author,
Title, and Subtitles.

Can I still use styles to build the Table of Figures in this case?

I am gratful for your help.

Shubiao

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm. In particular, read
the
"Customizing table of contents entries" section.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP



"Shubiao" wrote in message
...
But how can I hide middle part of the caption in the Table of Figures.
For
example:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17] and More.

I want show:

Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot and More.

In the above, [Jan 17] is removed.

Can I do this? Please help.

Many thanks.

Wu

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

See http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"Andrew" wrote in message
...
Hi there,

I'm wondering how to only display certain parts of a caption's text
in
the
Table of Figures.

For example, in the text the caption might read:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot [Jan 17]"

However, in the Table of Figures I do not want the part in the
square
brackets to appear (Jan 17)

I want the Table of Figures to look like:

"Figure 1.2: Distance-Time Plot................15"

Is there a good way to do this? One possibility is to just delete
the
[Jan
17] off the Table of Figures once I know that I'm not going to
update
it
anymore, but this doesn't seem like the most elegant solution.

Thanks very much,

Andrew