Place cursor where Table of Authorities will appear

Place cursor where Table of Authorities will appear

We create the Table for Federal Cases here

Invoke the Reference Tools Dialog

Invoke the Reference Tools Dialog

Click Tools | Reference | Table of Authorities

Click Define

Click Define

Select the correct table

Select the correct table

Here, we select Federal Cases.

If the desired type of authority is not present, it can be created by the Create button.

Then we insert it into the main text

Then we insert it into the main text

...by pressing Insert.

A placeholder appears in the main text

A placeholder appears in the main text

As with the Table of Contents, this lets the user know where this Table of Authorities will appear.

Now we repeat it for each of the five tables on this page: Federal Cases (here), Other Cases, Federal Statutes, Other Statutes, Other Authorities. These almost always suffice for me, but you may want to divide the authorities in other ways.

Finished

Finished

All five fields are set up for Tables of Authorities.