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To Have Word Magically Number Figures, Tables[Based on Word 2003 on a PC; advice available for Macintosh -- justask.

Figure 1:To have Word number your figures for you

!. "#$e the na%e of the &'ure.2. Click in front of the na%e of the &'ure.3. (n the )nsert %enu* 'o to +eference and select Ca$tion.,. nder label* select i'ure./. Click ( .1. dd a s$ace and or a colon if necessar#. Be tid# and

consistent.

s #ou %ove &'ures around* the nu%bers 4ill chan'e %a'icall#* andthe# 4ill sho4 u$ in the list of &'ures if #ou create the list in thesu''ested %anner.

t the be'innin' of the re$ort* if #ou 4ant a list of &'ures that isse$arate fro% the list of tables* create a ne4 st#le for one of the%.

Table 1: To have Word magically number your tables for you!. "#$e the na%e of the table.2. Click in front of the na%e of the table.3. (n the )nsert %enu* 'o to +eference and select Ca$tion.,. nder label* select "able./. Click ( .1. dd a s$ace and or a colon if necessar#. Be tid# and

consistent.

s #ou %ove tables around* the nu%bers 4ill chan'e %a'icall#* andthe# 4ill sho4 u$ in the list of tables if #ou create the list in thesu''ested %anner. 56ee "o Create a 7ist of "ables and or i'ures.8

To open the Styles and Formatting pane * 'o to or%at %enu and$ull do4n to 6t#les and or%attin'. $ane o$ens on the ri'ht side ofthe docu%ent.

To have the Caption style show up in the list in the for%attin'$ane* at the botto%of the $ane* chan'e vailable 6t#les to Custo% st#les. nder cate'or#*%ake sure ll 6t#les is selected. Check Ca$tion.

To format the Caption style 5the st#le for titles of &'ures andtables8(n the to$ of the $ane* the 4ord Ca$tion should a$$ear in a 4hite bo9.Click on it and use the $ull do4n %enu to 'o to %odif#. Chan'e the fontto so%ethin' bold and consistent 4ith the rest of the re$orts fonts.Centerin' &'ures and tables on the $a'e is best* so also select center for

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the t#$e ali'n%ent. "hen* click the for%at button and $ull do4n toPara'ra$h. (n the 7ine and Pa'e Breaks tab* kee$ lines to'ether andkee$ 4ith ne9t. (n the )ndents and 6$acin' "ab* feel free to add so%ecreative 4hite s$ace above and belo4 the title. Click ( . Click ( a'ain.

Arial 12 pt bold centered, 9 pts above and 3 belo is very nice)f the st#le is a$$lied to onl# $art of the ca$tion* click in the ca$tion*click Clear or%attin'in the st#le sheet and then click Ca$tion in the st#le sheet. +e$eat asnecessar#.

To have the Caption style show up in the list in the for%attin'$ane* at the botto%of the $ane* chan'e vailable 6t#les to Custo% st#les. Check Ca$tion.