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Quickly list, navigate and cross-reference all captions in Word

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Managing captions in long Word documents can be a tedious and time-consuming task. Whether you’re working with figures, tables, equations, or images, keeping track of all your captions, quickly jumping to specific items, and creating cross-references are essential for an organized and professional document.

Kutools for Word makes caption management incredibly easy with its powerful Caption utilities. With just a few clicks, you can:

Instantly list all captions (Figures, Tables, Equations, etc.) in a convenient pane

Quickly navigate to any captioned item in your document.

Effortlessly insert cross-references to captions—no more searching and scrolling


Before You Begin

To use the Caption Pane feature, click Kutools Plus > Caption.

shot of the Caption button

Now, you can easily perform one of the following tasks to manage your captions efficiently.


List All Captions in the Caption Pane

The Caption Pane displays a complete and clear list of every caption in your document, including captions for tables, figures, and equations. Any changes you make to caption names within the document automatically update in the Caption Pane, ensuring consistency and accuracy.

shot of the Caption Pane


Quickly Navigate Between Captions

The Caption Pane is conveniently located on the left side of your working area, enabling rapid navigation between captions.

To quickly jump to a caption:

1. Simply click the caption name in the Caption Pane.

2. The cursor instantly moves to the exact location of that caption.

Example:

If you want to quickly navigate to Figure 2, just click Figure 2 in the Caption Pane, and the cursor immediately moves there.

shot of the Figure 2


Easily Cross-Reference Captions

With Kutools' Caption Pane, creating cross-references becomes fast and easy, eliminating the need for Word’s built-in Cross-Reference dialog box.

To insert a cross-reference:

1. Select the caption in the Caption Pane you wish to cross-reference.

2. Place your cursor in the document at the position where the cross-reference should appear.

3. Click the Insert Cross-reference button.

Example:

To cross-reference Figure 3, select Figure 3 in the Caption Pane, position the cursor where the cross-reference should go, then click the Insert Cross-reference button. Your cross-reference will be inserted instantly.

shot of the Figure 3

Tip: If you don’t manually click the close button, the Caption pane will automatically open the next time you launch Word.

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