This tutorial shows how to save charts as templates in Microsoft Word. Your custom templates can then be reused to maintain visual consistency throughout your documents. Please note that the term chart is used throughout this tutorial. However, all the steps shown here also apply to visuals typically considered to be figures or graphs, such as line graphs. If you want to … [Read more...] about How to Save Charts as Templates in Microsoft Word
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How to Save Tables and Figures as Images in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)
This tutorial shows how to save tables and figures as images in Microsoft Word for the PC and in Word for Mac. These steps will also work for shapes and SmartArt. Are you looking for information about inserting tables and figures? Please visit "Three Ways to Insert Tables in Microsoft Word" and "How to Create and Customize Charts in Microsoft Word." Why Would You Want to Save … [Read more...] about How to Save Tables and Figures as Images in Microsoft Word (PC & Mac)
How to Create and Update a Table of Contents in Microsoft Word
There are several ways to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word. In this tutorial, we are going to look at the two most convenient ways. Plus, we are going to update a table of contents after making changes to the document. We will also delete a table of contents. How to Create a Built-In Table of Contents How to Create a Custom Table of Contents How to … [Read more...] about How to Create and Update a Table of Contents in Microsoft Word
How to Cross-Reference Tables and Figures in Microsoft Word
In a recent tutorial, we looked at how to insert table titles and figure captions in Microsoft Word. Today, we’re going to use those titles and captions to cross-reference tables and figures in Microsoft Word. One benefit of using cross-references in Word is that they can be hyperlinked to the connected table or figure. In addition, Word’s cross-references can be easily … [Read more...] about How to Cross-Reference Tables and Figures in Microsoft Word
How to Create and Update a List of Tables or Figures in Microsoft Word
As shown in this tutorial, you can quickly create a list of tables or figures in Microsoft Word if you used Word’s caption tool to number your tables and figures. (See “How to Insert Figure Captions in Microsoft Word” for step-by-step instructions on using the caption tool.) We will also look at how to update the list as you add, move, or delete tables or … [Read more...] about How to Create and Update a List of Tables or Figures in Microsoft Word
How to Create and Customize Charts in Microsoft Word
Charts offer a concise and visually appealing way to present numeric information. This tutorial explains the basics of creating and customizing charts in Microsoft Word. We’ll cover five topics: How to insert a chart How to update existing data in a chart How to resize a chart How to reposition a chart How to change chart colors These steps apply to all … [Read more...] about How to Create and Customize Charts in Microsoft Word
Three Ways to Insert Tables in Microsoft Word
This tutorial shows three ways to insert tables in Microsoft Word so you can choose the method that is most appropriate for your content: Create a table from the Table menu (best for general use) Create a table from the Table dialog box (offers the most sizing options) Insert a Quick Table (fastest setup) Note that you can also draw a custom table and create a … [Read more...] about Three Ways to Insert Tables in Microsoft Word
How to Update Table and Figure Numbers in Microsoft Word
This tutorial shows how to update table and figure numbers in Microsoft Word. In a recent tutorial, we used Word’s caption tool to insert table titles and figure captions. One of the main benefits of using this tool is that Word will automatically number new tables and figures as you add titles and captions (e.g., Table 1, Table 2, Table 3). However, Word won’t automatically … [Read more...] about How to Update Table and Figure Numbers in Microsoft Word
How to Change the Style of Table Titles and Figure Captions in Microsoft Word
This tutorial shows how to change the style of table titles and figure captions in Microsoft Word. Recently, we inserted table titles and figure captions in Word. Today, we’ll change the style (e.g., font, font size, color, alignment, etc.) of those titles and captions. We’ll look at three different processes: 1. How to change the style of existing and future table … [Read more...] about How to Change the Style of Table Titles and Figure Captions in Microsoft Word
How to Write Table Titles
Table titles help readers understand the connection between tables and the rest of the document. They can also make tables easier to understand when viewed by themselves. Due to these important functions, all our primary style guides offer detailed guidelines for how to write table titles. So today, we’re going to compare the differing guidelines provided by three of those … [Read more...] about How to Write Table Titles