To Create a List of Tables or Figures for Report

in Word
(separate from the table of contents)

Create list of tables

1. After the table of contents, type the heading List of Tables,
assign the Heading 1 style, and click where you want to
insert the list
2. In the Insert menu, pull down to Index and Tables
3. Click Table of Figures.
4. Check Include label and number, Show page numbers,
Right align page numbers. Tab leader should be periods.
5. Click Options on right.
6. Locate the style Table Title, or whatever name you
assigned to the style for table titles.
7. Click OK. Caption label should say (none).
8. Click OK.

Create list of figures

1. After the list of tables, type the heading List of Figures,
assign the Heading 1 style, and click where you want to
insert the list
2. In the Insert menu, pull down to Index and Tables
3. Click Table of Figures.
4. Check Include label and number, Show page numbers,
Right align page numbers. Tab leader should be periods.
5. Click Options on right.
6. Locate the style Figure Title, or whatever name you
assigned to the style for figure titles.
7. Click OK. Caption label should say (none).
8. Click OK.

If you want to change the type styles of the lists of figures

and tables by making some lines bold or by adding space
above or below a line, you must do it in the Table of Figures
style sheet, or the formatting will be lost when the list is
updated. Do not use ALL CAPS or too much Underlined Text
as the clutter makes the lists hard to read.
Do not edit the actual list of figures and tables. Instead, edit
the titles of the figures and the tables in the body of the
report. Then update the list:

To update the list of tables and figures

1. Select the list.
2. Right click.
3. Update field.
4. Update the page numbers only or the entire field.
The latter updates changes to the table and figure
titles.