Modifying captions in Table of Figures

[CoffeeNut]

Hi everyone,
I have a question regarding a Table of Figures I'm making for a scientific paper I'm writing. I'm captioning the figures (which are graphs), and the captions need to be very descriptive (about 5-7 lines). However, I don't want the entries within my Table of Figures to be that long. Right now, each entry in my Table of Figures has my complete caption description. I'd rather my Table of Figures just say:
Figure 1: Egg laying patterns of female Map turtles.


And then when you go to the actual graph, it has the above Figure 1 caption plus the rest of my description.

Does anyone know how to modify a caption so only part of it shows up in the Table of Figures?
Please note I am using Office 2011 for Mac and OSX

[macropod]

Hi CoffeeNut,

After 'Figure 1: Egg laying patterns of female Map turtles.', press <Enter> to split the remainder into a new paragraph. Then apply a different Style the new paragraph (you can define a new one that has the same appearance as what you're already using). Finally, go back to the original paragraph and press Ctrl-Alt-Enter. This is doing what MS calls using a Style Separator. Now, whenever you update your Table of Figures, the extra text won't show.

[CoffeeNut]

Hi Macropod, thanks so much for your reply!
However I'm using a Macbook Pro and I don't have an Alt key.
I tried doing Ctrl+Command+Enter instead but that didn't work.
Would you happen to know the keyboard shortcut for a Style Separator for a Mac, or else how to apply it using the program?

Edit: I noticed my keyboard has an Option/Alt key, so I tried Ctrl+Alt/Option+Enter but I don't believe it worked because it just inserted a new line (the way it would if I had just pressed Enter alone)

[macropod]

A web search suggests the Style Separator wasn't available via the GUI in Mac Word 2008, so I wouldn't be surprised if the same is true of Word 2011. It may or may not be available in vba for Word 2011.

That said, you can fake the effect - simply insert a space before the paragraph break, then format the paragraph break as hidden. Unlike using Style separators, though, the effect won't be apparent on-screen while you have Word configured to display hidden text or in print while you have Word configured to print hidden text.

[CoffeeNut]

Thanks for your reply! Can you tell me how to format a paragraph break so it is hidden?
Edit:
I thought I'd just quickly edit this to show you what I've been trying to do based on both your previous responses.
At the end of what I would like my caption title to me, I press enter to insert a paragraph break. A paragraph break icon then appears. Then I add a space before the paragraph break. However, when I try to bring the rest of the caption up to the right of the paragraph break, the break symbol disappears.
Am I misunderstanding the directions?
Thanks in advance

[CoffeeNut]

Hi, sorry for the double-posting, but I re-read your advice and I figured it out! Thank you again for your help!