Slightly less confused? Good, let’s get on with it. Normally the two are separate and it’s clear from the context which one we’re talking about.įor this article we’ll try to make it clear which ‘table’ we’re talking about by using the term ‘list’ but mostly with a capital letter ‘Table’ for the list and lower case ‘table’ for the grid. Table – a grid of boxes or cells placed in a Word document from Insert | Table. Table – a list of captions etc within a document e.g.
Word has two features both called ‘tables’. Two Tables in Wordīefore we begin, lets try to sort out a linguistic mess. Yes, there is an alternative way making the list from styles but captions works better because each table gets a individual label. It can be handy to have a list of all the tables used in a document either for publication or just for ‘in-house’ reference use during writing.īefore you can add a Table of tables to your document, you must add captions to all the tables in your document, as described in Adding Captions in Word. Like a Table of Contents, this list of tables or Table of tables can include page references or links to each table.Ī Table of tables can be useful for creating a proper appendix or reference within more formal documentation. Word can generate a list of all the tables in a document.
