Creating a List of Tables

You can use the List-Of proxy to generate a list (or "table") of various types of elements (e.g., tables, images) in your output, with links to the corresponding content.

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How to Create a List of Tables

  1. Add a new topic as you normally would.
  2. At the top of the topic, enter a title for your list (e.g., "List of Tables").
  3. Select Insert > Proxy > Insert List-Of Proxy. The List-Of Proxy dialog opens.

  4. In the Tag Name field, select the parent tag to be used for creating the list.

    If you used Flare's built-in caption feature when inserting your tables, you can select Caption from this field. The generated list will display the caption that you provided for each table.

    If you did not use Flare's built-in caption feature when inserting your tables, but rather created your own caption, you can select the style that you used for it.

  5. (Optional) In the Tag Class field, you can select the style class to be used for creating the list. If you selected "Caption" in the previous step, you probably do not need to select a class in this field. If you used a different style for a custom caption, you can select the class from this field (if you created one in the Stylesheet Editor).
  6. (Optional) In the Stylesheet class for each generated entry field, you can select yet another style class. This class can be used to determine how each item in the generated list looks. You would use this style class, for example, if you want to change the font of the entries or add a leader (e.g., series of dots) between the entries and the page numbers. See Editing the Look of a List of Elements.

  7. (Optional) In the Stylesheet class for proxy field, you can select a class to affect the look of the entire list.

    You might create and use a proxy style class, for example, if you want to add a border around the generated list. If you do not select a class from this field, the generated list will use the style settings from the parent MadCap|listOfProxy style. You have the option of creating a class for this proxy style in the Stylesheet Editor. To do this, select the MadCap|listOfProxy style and in the local toolbar click Add Selector to create a class. The class will then be available from this field.

  8. Click OK. The proxy is added to the topic.
  9. Click Save the active file. to save your work.

Note When you generate content from a proxy (e.g., list-of, mini-TOC proxies), keep in mind that some content may not show up in the output if you have used an option in the target to include only certain content based on links. See Including Specifically Linked Content.

What’s Next?

If you are creating print-based output, make sure to add the topic with the proxy to the outline TOC. See Creating a TOC.