need both table of contents AND list of figures in same doc.

[Lisa]

Hi,
I'm writing my thesis and I need to include a table of
contents, list of figures, and list of tables. I figured
out how to insert a table of contents and format it but
when I try to insert a "table of figures", Word replaces
my table of contents. It seems that I can't have a
tables of contents, table of figures and list of tables
simultaneously in the same document. (This is a
scientific thesis so I've got lots of graphs and tables.)
Any insight?
Thanks
Lisa

 

[Mary A. Lindsey]

Hi Lisa:

Make sure you are not using the same styles for the Table
of Contents as your are using for the table of figures or
the List of Tables. Each different Table MUST have unique
styles within the thesis. This is what Microsoft uses to
create the different user-defined Table(s).

Feel free to email me at (e-mail address removed) and I will
be happy to further assist, if necessary.

Mary A. Lindsey

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Lisa

Here are a few ideas that might help.

First, Tables of Figures and Tables of Fables are just Tables of Contents in disguise. Word uses the same functionality to create
them all. It distinguishes them by using text from different styles and/or the different caption labels to work out what to include
in each list.

Second, all tables of this kind are fields. To see where your fields are, do Tools > Options > View. Under Field Shading, choose
Always. Word will now display fields in grey. They won't print in grey, but they give you a visual clue as to where the fields are.
You can turn it off if you don't like it.

Third, if your cursor is already in a Table of contents field, and you try to create another one, Word will ask you if you want to
replace the existing table. I'm assuming that this is what you're observing.

Fourth, Word will put your Table of Contents (or Table of Figures or whatever) where the cursor is.

So, the solution might be simple. Use the grey shading to observe where the fields begin and end. Put your cursor in a paragraph
*outside* an existing ToC. Now, create your new ToC (or Table of Figures, or whatever). But, Word likes to make things complicated.
You may need to have an *empty* paragraph between one list and the next, or Word will still try to replace your old listing with a
new one.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
Melbourne, Australia