Appendices - Word for Mac 2004

Appendices should be labeled in alphabetical sequence, for example, Appendix A, Appendix B, and so on. Use style Heading 6 for the main heading in appendices and style Headings 7, 8, and 9 for subheadings within appendices.

Table and figure captions within appendices

If you add tables or figures in an appendix, Word uses a continuation of the chapter numbering scheme (5-1, 5-2, etc.) instead of the A-1, A-2, A-3 format that’s required. To correct this, follow the steps below.

The order in which these steps are completed is extremely sensitive. Start with the first figure/table in Appendix A and complete all steps in one operation – don’t stop until you’ve edited all captions, updated the List of Tables and List of Figures, and saved your file.

1. Within your appendix, place your cursor at the beginning of the figure or table caption to be revised.
2. If the figure or caption number is not contained within a gray box, follow the steps described in Captions for Figures and Tables.
3. Press option/alt + F9 (hold down the option/alt key and press the F9 key). (Mac laptop: Hold down the fn and option/alt keys and press F9.) You should now see the field codes underlying the number, for example:

4. Replace each “1” with a “6” as shown below. (This operation tells Word to apply the style Heading 6, which is configured to use the A, B, C format when numbering figures and tables.)

5. Hold down the control key and click in the STYLEREF field. Click Update Field. Repeat this operation for the SEQ field.
6. Repeat steps 4 through 5 for all figures and tables in all your appendices.
7. Finally, press option/alt + F9 to turn off the field codes. (Mac laptop: fn + option/alt + F9.)
8. After all appendix captions have been edited, update your List of Tables and/or List of Figures. See the Table of Contents , List of Figures, and List of Tables section. [link to page]
9. Save your file!