[Phil Ardussi[_3_]]

I attempted the Master Document approach on my 300 page book and finally
relented back to the single file, chapter by chapter, method. Herb
Tyson got it exactly right in his book!

I can keep the page numbers coordinated pretty well using the "Start at ##"
box.

However, I can't keep figure numbers, chapter to chapter, coordinated. I did
try deleting a Figure box at the beginning of the chapter in chapter 2,
manually editing it to "Figure 18" and, voila, the next figure came up
"Figure 19", but all of a sudden the next figure dropped back to "Figure 2".

Go figure.

How can I tell Chapter 2 and the rest of the chapters to start figure
numbers at my choice and have it reliably go on from there?

TIA.

[Stefan Blom]

You can change the starting number for a (set of) caption(s) by modifying
the underlying field code. To do that, first press Alt+F9 to show field
codes; figure numbers will look similar to { SEQ Figure }. To change the
starting number, add the \r switch to the field code. For example: If you
change { SEQ Figure } to { SEQ Figure \r 11 } that particular field will
always display 11 (and the following fields will display 12, 13, etc.). Use
F9 to update field results (or switch to Print Preview and back). Press
Alt+F9 again when you want to hide the field codes.

Note, however, that if you later change the numbering options in the Caption
Numbering dialog box, Word might very well try to "fix" the captions,
adjusting them to the settings of the dialog box. In such a case, you would
have to manually set the restart again. You can work around this by using
copy and paste to duplicate the captions, or by inserting them as AutoText
entries.

Also, if captions are in text boxes, they will be (re-)numbered based on the
position of the text box *anchor* rather than their positions on the page.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Phil Ardussi" wrote in message
...
I attempted the Master Document approach on my 300 page book and finally
relented back to the single file, chapter by chapter, method. Herb
Tyson got it exactly right in his book!

I can keep the page numbers coordinated pretty well using the "Start at
##" box.

However, I can't keep figure numbers, chapter to chapter, coordinated. I
did try deleting a Figure box at the beginning of the chapter in chapter
2, manually editing it to "Figure 18" and, voila, the next figure came up
"Figure 19", but all of a sudden the next figure dropped back to "Figure
2".

Go figure.

How can I tell Chapter 2 and the rest of the chapters to start figure
numbers at my choice and have it reliably go on from there?

TIA.

[Phil Ardussi[_3_]]

Your tireless efforts are appreciated.

Thank you.

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
You can change the starting number for a (set of) caption(s) by modifying
the underlying field code. To do that, first press Alt+F9 to show field
codes; figure numbers will look similar to { SEQ Figure }. To change the
starting number, add the \r switch to the field code. For example: If you
change { SEQ Figure } to { SEQ Figure \r 11 } that particular field will
always display 11 (and the following fields will display 12, 13, etc.).
Use
F9 to update field results (or switch to Print Preview and back). Press
Alt+F9 again when you want to hide the field codes.

Note, however, that if you later change the numbering options in the
Caption
Numbering dialog box, Word might very well try to "fix" the captions,
adjusting them to the settings of the dialog box. In such a case, you
would
have to manually set the restart again. You can work around this by using
copy and paste to duplicate the captions, or by inserting them as AutoText
entries.

Also, if captions are in text boxes, they will be (re-)numbered based on
the
position of the text box *anchor* rather than their positions on the page.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Phil Ardussi" wrote in message
...
I attempted the Master Document approach on my 300 page book and finally
relented back to the single file, chapter by chapter, method. Herb
Tyson got it exactly right in his book!

I can keep the page numbers coordinated pretty well using the "Start at
##" box.

However, I can't keep figure numbers, chapter to chapter, coordinated. I
did try deleting a Figure box at the beginning of the chapter in chapter
2, manually editing it to "Figure 18" and, voila, the next figure came up
"Figure 19", but all of a sudden the next figure dropped back to "Figure
2".

Go figure.

How can I tell Chapter 2 and the rest of the chapters to start figure
numbers at my choice and have it reliably go on from there?

TIA.

[Stefan Blom]

You are welcome.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Phil Ardussi" wrote in message
...
Your tireless efforts are appreciated.

Thank you.

"Stefan Blom" wrote in message
...
You can change the starting number for a (set of) caption(s) by modifying
the underlying field code. To do that, first press Alt+F9 to show field
codes; figure numbers will look similar to { SEQ Figure }. To change the
starting number, add the \r switch to the field code. For example: If you
change { SEQ Figure } to { SEQ Figure \r 11 } that particular field will
always display 11 (and the following fields will display 12, 13, etc.).
Use
F9 to update field results (or switch to Print Preview and back). Press
Alt+F9 again when you want to hide the field codes.

Note, however, that if you later change the numbering options in the
Caption
Numbering dialog box, Word might very well try to "fix" the captions,
adjusting them to the settings of the dialog box. In such a case, you
would
have to manually set the restart again. You can work around this by using
copy and paste to duplicate the captions, or by inserting them as
AutoText
entries.

Also, if captions are in text boxes, they will be (re-)numbered based on
the
position of the text box *anchor* rather than their positions on the
page.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Phil Ardussi" wrote in message
...
I attempted the Master Document approach on my 300 page book and finally
relented back to the single file, chapter by chapter, method. Herb
Tyson got it exactly right in his book!

I can keep the page numbers coordinated pretty well using the "Start at
##" box.

However, I can't keep figure numbers, chapter to chapter, coordinated. I
did try deleting a Figure box at the beginning of the chapter in chapter
2, manually editing it to "Figure 18" and, voila, the next figure came
up
"Figure 19", but all of a sudden the next figure dropped back to "Figure
2".

Go figure.

How can I tell Chapter 2 and the rest of the chapters to start figure
numbers at my choice and have it reliably go on from there?

TIA.