To design a custom table of equations layout, select “From template” and click the “Modify” button to create your own style. Most people use ‘From template’ because that will match the font etc in the current document or template. Select a format to see how it will look in the preview panes. The “Formats” drop-down list directly affects the appearance of the table of equations. “Use hyperlinks instead of page numbers” for the web preview gives you a clickable table with links to each equation in the Word document. The “Tab leader” dropdown changes what appears between the text and the right-aligned page numbers. By default, page numbers are displayed and aligned to the right, although you can change this by deselecting the appropriate checkboxes. The “Print Preview” and “Web Preview” panes show how the table will appear.

Go to References | Captions | Insert Table of Figures (yes, ‘Figures’) to bring up the “Table of Figures” dialog.įirst thing to do is change the Caption Label from Figures to Equation. Once you have some equations captioned in the document you can make a reference table of them.Ĭlick where you want the table to appear (most likely as an appendix or close to your table of contents). It can be handy to have a list of all the equations used in a document either for publication or just for ‘in-house’ use during writing.īefore you can add a table of equations to your document, you must add captions to all the equations in your document, as described in Adding Captions in Word. Like a table of contents, this list or Table of Equations can include page references or links to each equation.Ī Table of Equations can be useful for creating a proper appendix or reference within more formal documentation. If you have included equations in a document, Word can generate a list of them all for you. Thanks for joining us! You'll get a welcome message in a few moments.

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