Documenting tables and figures in a Word document is easy using Word's built-in referencing feature--and there's more than one way to get the job done.

You can add a table of contents in Word to make your document look more professional and well-developed.

However, if you’re working on a small table and don’t know how to work with the complicated features of Excel, you can do some basic table and chart magic with Word instead.

Inserting a table of contents in Microsoft Word provides an overview of the content. Here’s a guide on how to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word.