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Caption Text creates the reference using the caption text, leaving off the category and
number.
Numbering inserts only the number of the caption.
5) Click Insert to add the cross-reference and click Close to exit the dialog box.
Automatic formatting of tables
Using AutoFormat, you can apply an elaborate format to your table with just a few clicks.
AutoFormat is somewhat similar to paragraph styles and will enable you to obtain consistent
looking tables across your document. You can also create your own table formats and save them
as another AutoFormat option.
To apply an AutoFormat, place the cursor anywhere in the table and choose Table > AutoFormat.
This opens the dialog box shown in Figure 290.
Select from the list on the left the Format most suitable for your table and click OK to apply it.
Clicking the More button opens another section of the dialog box where you can rename the
selected table format scheme as well as decide which parts of the predefined formatting you want
to apply to your table. You can selectively apply the number format, the font, the alignment, the
border, or the pattern.
Note
You cannot rename the Default format. It can be seen in Figure 12 that with Default
selected, the Rename button is not available.
Figure 290: The table AutoFormat dialog box
To create your own AutoFormat, proceed as follows:
1) Create a table and manually format it as you wish, including borders, spacing of text from
the top and bottom borders, fonts to be used in the table heading and data cells, and
background colors.
2) Position the cursor anywhere in the table and then click Table > AutoFormat.
3) On the AutoFormat dialog box, click Add and give the table format a name in the Add
AutoFormat dialog box and click OK.
4) The newly named AutoFormat now appears as an available format. Click OK to close the
AutoFormat dialog box.
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