MS-Word / General Formatting

Updating a Table of Authorities

If you edit a document after creating a table of authorities, the table might become out-of-date. To ensure that the table is up-to-date, use one of these techniques:

  • Use the Word Options dialog box. In the Word Options dialog box (choose File → Options), click the Display tab, select the Update Fields before Printing check box (in the Printing Options section), and then click OK. Then the table of authorities automatically updates every time you print your document.
  • Press F9. To update a table of authorities without printing the document, select (or click inside) the table and press F9.
  • Use the right-click context-sensitive menu. If you point to a table of authorities and right-click, the shortcut menu that appears includes an Update Field command. Using the Update Field command works the same as pressing F9.
  • Click Update Table. The Update Table button is in the Table of Authorities group on the References tab.
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In this tutorial:

  1. Referencing with Microsoft Word
  2. Creating a Table of Contents or Table of Figures
  3. Creating a Table of Contents
  4. Updating a Table of Contents
  5. Heading Styles
  6. Creating a Table of Figures or Other Similar Tables
  7. Footnotes and Endnotes
  8. Changing the Footnote Format
  9. Changing the Reference Marks
  10. Finding a Footnote Reference
  11. Indexing Your Masterpiece
  12. Creating an Index
  13. Updating an Index
  14. Marking a Range of Pages
  15. Creating References and Sources
  16. Creating a Bibliography
  17. Tables of Authorities
  18. Creating a Table of Authorities
  19. Updating a Table of Authorities
  20. Adding Your Own Categories
  21. Working with Outlines and Master Documents
  22. Working with Master Documents
  23. Whipping up a master document
  24. Putting an existing file into a master document