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How do I exclude citations from a list of figures and tables?

Anonymous
2014-08-29T13:35:40+00:00

Hi,

In my captions I have to include a citation for the source of certain figures and tables but I don't want the citation to appear in the list of tables and figures with the rest of the label.

How can I exclude it?

Thanks,

Mhorag

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-08-30T12:17:36+00:00

    Insert the citation in a separate paragraph in a different style (not Caption), then use a style separator to join the two paragraphs into one. The article at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/285059/en-us explains how to use the style separator. It suggests adding the Style Separator button to the Quick Access Toolbar, but you can also use the keyboard shortcut Alt+Ctrl+Enter to insert a style separator. The portion of your caption that is in the Caption style will be included in the Table of Figures or List of Tables; the portion that is in the other style (you could create a Citation style that has the same formatting as the Caption style) will not.

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  1. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-09-04T19:21:17+00:00

    Using a style separator (as described) is actually different from "hiding" a paragraph mark (that is, formatting it as Hidden), though that technique also works in versions of Word before the style separator was introduced. Using the style separator, you don't have to hide the paragraph mark, and the two paragraphs appear joined regardless of your display settings (Hidden text hidden or displayed).

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-09-04T18:11:12+00:00

    Hi Suzanne,

    Its taken me a few tries to get because I didn't know how to hide a paragraph mark but its worked now - thank you.

    Mhorag

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  3. Suzanne S Barnhill 277.4K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-08-30T12:18:37+00:00

    The referenced thread is about TEX, not Word.

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  4. Anonymous
    2014-08-30T08:44:55+00:00

    I don't think so there is any option in Word but you could try with codes as done in this link.

    http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/67745/remove-citation-from-list-of-figures

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