Microsoft® Office Word 2007 Plain & Simple

Creating a Table of Authorities

Tables of authorities are used to cite precedents, laws, rules, regulations, and other terminology and language peculiar to the legal world. You need to mark the citations in your document and provide the short form of the citation as well. Once the document has been marked up, you can assemble one or more tables of authorities, as needed.

Tag and Compile the Citations

1. With your document completed and containing the citations you want, on the References tab, click the Mark Citation button.

2. In the Mark Citation dialog ...