Create automatic Table of figures without giving too much information from the legend

Dear Sir or Madam, 

I have been creating an automatic table of figures in Word 365. However, the automatic table of figures contains too much information, i.e. details from the caption of the figure have been copied into the automatic table of figures as well. I just want to display the first line of each legend  of each and every figure, which contains the main information and not everything. For example, the color coding has been copied as well, including additional information within brackets.

My table of figures now looks like this.

Figure 1. Name of figure. Additional information from legend (color coding: red: xyz, blue: pqrs, ...).  

Figure 2. Name of figure. Additional information from legend (color coding: red: xyz, blue: pqrs, ...).  

Basically, it contains too much information, but I also do not want to edit it manually, since the labeling of the figures in the manuscript will change again. As I understand it this problem could have been addressed using style separators in previous editions of word, but style separators are not available in word 365 anymore. 

Many thanks for any help you are able to offer. 

With best regards, 

Patrick Pflanz

What makes you say that style separators are no longer available? Word 365 is Word 2013, and in Word 2013 I can still insert a style separator using Alt+Ctrl+Enter. Or you can add a Style Separator button to the Quick Access Toolbar from the All Commands list.
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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 185 Applies to: