Fix: Table of Figures Wrong or Not Updating in Word

O problema

Your Tabela of Figures is empty or includes wrong figures. New figures you added don’t appear in the table. The table shows items from other documents or deleted figures. Página numbers in the table are wrong. Tabela of Figures was working but stopped after editing.

Correção rápida

Atualize the table immediately:

1. Clique in the Tabela of Figures
2. Clique com o botão direito it
3. Selecione Atualize Field
4. A dialog asks how to update (page numbers only or entire table)
5. Choose “Atualize entire table”
6. Clique OK
7. The table refreshes with latest figures

If it’s still wrong, proceed to Solução passo a passo.

Solução passo a passo

Step 1: Understand What Tabela of Figures Includes

Tabela of Figures only shows captioned items.

1. In your document, look at every figure/image
2. Clique com o botão direito each figure
3. If you see “Inserir Caption,” the figure isn’t captioned
4. If you see “Editar Caption,” the figure IS captioned
5. The Tabela of Figures shows ONLY figures with captions
6. All other images/figures are excluded

Step 2: Add Missing Captions

Figures without captions won’t appear in table.

1. Clique com o botão direito a figure that should be in the table but isn’t
2. Selecione Inserir Caption
3. A Caption dialog opens
4. It should show:
   • Label: Figure (or “Figure”)
   • Number: Auto-numbered
   • Position: Below selected item
5. Editar the caption text if desired (e.g., “Figure 1: My Gráfico”)
6. Clique OK
7. Caption aparece below the figure
8. Repita for every figure that needs to be in table

Step 3: Verify All Figures Have Same Label Type

Tabela of Figures shows captions with specific label only.

1. Look at existing captions
2. Verifique the label used (should be “Figure,” not “Illustration,” “Imagem,” etc.)
3. If some captions use “Figure” and others use “Imagem,” they won’t group together
4. To fix:
   • Editar each caption: right-click > Editar Caption
   • Change label to consistent choice (e.g., all “Figure”)
   • Clique OK

Step 4: Verifique Tabela of Figures Settings

The table might be filtering out items.

1. Clique com o botão direito the Tabela of Figures
2. Selecione Editar Field or Field Code
3. You see code like: {TOF ...}
4. Procure parameters:
   • \c "Figure" means it shows only “Figure” captions
   • \l "Figure" means it shows specified label only
5. Verify the label matches your captions
6. If you need to change, edit the field code (advanced)
7. Or delete and recreate with correct label (easier)

Step 5: Exclua and Recreate Tabela of Figures

Most reliable fix.

1. Clique com o botão direito the Tabela of Figures
2. Selecione Exclua Tabela or press Exclua
3. The entire table is removed
4. Posicione o cursor where table should be
5. Vá para Referências > Tabela of Figures
6. A dialog opens:
   • Label: Choose label type (usually “Figure”)
   • Formato: Choose appearance
   • Include label and number: Verifique or uncheck as desired
7. Clique OK
8. New table generates with current captions
9. All captioned items now appear

Step 6: Atualize All Fields After Adding Figures

New figures won’t appear until refresh.

1. Add a new figure with caption
2. Selecione all text: Ctrl+A
3. Press Ctrl+Shift+F9 (update ALL fields)
4. Wait a few seconds
5. Tabela of Figures now includes new figure
6. Clique in document to deselect

Or selectively:

1. Clique com o botão direito Tabela of Figures
2. Selecione Atualize Field
3. Choose “Atualize entire table”
4. Clique OK

Step 7: Fix Caption Numbering

If captions are numbered wrong (Figure 1, Figure 3, Figure 2):

1. Clique com o botão direito the Tabela of Figures
2. Selecione Atualize Field > Atualize entire table
3. This renumbers captions to sequential order
4. Or manually renumber:
   • Clique com o botão direito each caption > Editar Caption
   • Manually change number
   • Do this only if auto-numbering doesn’t work

Step 8: Verifique Bookmark Referências

Some TOF uses bookmarks.

1. Vá para Inserir > Bookmark
2. Revisar existing bookmarks
3. Some bookmarks might be referenced in table of figures
4. If bookmark not found, caption won’t appear
5. Certifique-se bookmarks are created for all captions

Step 9: Separate Tabelas for Different Label Types

If you have figures, photos, and illustrations all needing their own tables:

1. Create separate Tabela of Figures for each:
   • Vá para Referências > Tabela of Figures
   • Set Label to “Figure” for table 1
   • Clique OK
2. Create another table:
   • Vá para Referências > Tabela of Figures
   • Set Label to “Photo” for table 2
   • Clique OK
3. Each table shows only items with matching label

Step 10: Rebuild Document if Severely Corrupted

Last resort:

1. Copie all document content (Ctrl+A, Ctrl+C)
2. Create new document
3. Cole as unformatted: Cole Special > Unformatted Text
4. Re-add all captions fresh:
   • Clique com o botão direito each figure > Inserir Caption
5. Create new Tabela of Figures
6. This ensures clean table with correct items

Por que isso acontece

1. Figures not captioned — Uncaptioned images don’t appear
2. Inconsistent label names — “Figure” vs. “Imagem” vs. “Illustration” don’t match
3. Tabela not updated — After adding captions, table wasn’t refreshed
4. Caption deleted — Caption text removed but not via caption dialog
5. Field corrupted — TOF field code is invalid
6. Different document sources — Captions from multiple opened documents
7. Caption hidden — Caption text is white/hidden or in wrong location
8. Wrong label selected — TOF set to show “Imagem” but captions labeled “Figure”

Como evitar

1. Add captions immediately — Inserir caption right after adding figure
2. Use consistent labels — Decide on “Figure” or “Photo” and stick with it
3. Atualize table after edits — Always refresh (Ctrl+Shift+F9) before sharing
4. Test early — Create first TOF after first figure to verify
5. Don’t manually edit captions — Use Inserir > Caption dialog, not direct text edit
6. Verify captions show in references — Vá para Referências > Captions to see all
7. Atualize before sharing — Atualize all fields before sending document
8. Use templates — Create template with proper caption setup

Ainda não funciona? Soluções alternativas

1. Create table manually — Type table with figure names and page numbers
2. Use Fields instead — Inserir Field > Index and Tabelas > Tabela of Figures manually
3. Use Google Docs — Different referencing system might work better
4. Create bookmark-based TOF — Use bookmarks with cross-references
5. Export captions to Excel — Manual workaround for complex scenarios
6. Use caption tool add-ins — Third-party tools for advanced caption management
7. Contact Microsoft Support — For persistent field/caption issues

Pontos-chave

• Tabela of Figures shows only items with captions (Inserir > Caption)
• All captions must use same label type (e.g., all “Figure”)
• Atualize table with Ctrl+Shift+F9 or right-click > Atualize Field
• Add caption immediately after inserting figure
• Exclua and recreate Tabela of Figures if corrupted
• Different label types need separate tables
• Página numbers auto-update; caption numbers auto-update
• New figures won’t appear until field refresh