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Captions changing type without user intervention
Hello,
I am trying to use two sets of caoption lables, one with an extra space, to differentiate between captions in the main document and captions in the appendicies. I have use this method before very successfully. I have tried again after my computer was reimaged (it is now running Office 2003 (11.8134.3036)SP2) and now the numbering of both sets is changing to be the same as the last one I updated, in other words what I would like to have is: "Figure 1-1", "Figure 1-2"...., "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2" and this is changing to "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2"...., "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2" or "Figure 1-1", "Figure 1-2"...., "Figure 0-1", "Figure 0-2". I would greatly parreciate it if you could tell me how to fix this problem. Kind Regards Jennifer |
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Captions changing type without user intervention
I can't offer a solution to the given problem, but I can suggest that
figures in appendixes are often labeled "exhibits" instead of "figures," which would solve your problem by allowing you to have an entirely different label. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA "Jennifer" wrote in message ... Hello, I am trying to use two sets of caoption lables, one with an extra space, to differentiate between captions in the main document and captions in the appendicies. I have use this method before very successfully. I have tried again after my computer was reimaged (it is now running Office 2003 (11.8134.3036)SP2) and now the numbering of both sets is changing to be the same as the last one I updated, in other words what I would like to have is: "Figure 1-1", "Figure 1-2"...., "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2" and this is changing to "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2"...., "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2" or "Figure 1-1", "Figure 1-2"...., "Figure 0-1", "Figure 0-2". I would greatly parreciate it if you could tell me how to fix this problem. Kind Regards Jennifer |
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If you press Alt+F9 to show the field codes, do you see two *different* SEQ
field identifiers? { SEQ Figure } and { SEQ Figure_ }? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Jennifer" wrote in message ... Hello, I am trying to use two sets of caoption lables, one with an extra space, to differentiate between captions in the main document and captions in the appendicies. I have use this method before very successfully. I have tried again after my computer was reimaged (it is now running Office 2003 (11.8134.3036)SP2) and now the numbering of both sets is changing to be the same as the last one I updated, in other words what I would like to have is: "Figure 1-1", "Figure 1-2"...., "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2" and this is changing to "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2"...., "Figure A-1", "Figure A-2" or "Figure 1-1", "Figure 1-2"...., "Figure 0-1", "Figure 0-2". I would greatly parreciate it if you could tell me how to fix this problem. Kind Regards Jennifer |
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Hi Stefan and Suzanne,
Thanks for your responses. Suzanne, I think I will try putting in a "Figure_" first, I don't usually get to make name changes (my boss can be rather picky about these things). Stefan, you were right, the field identifiers were turning up the same even while they looked different. Thanks again Jennifer |
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You don't have to recreate the caption labels if they are still there. If
you create new captions, do they number correctly? Note that a possible source of trouble is selecting a caption and then changing it via the Caption dialog box. When you do this, Word usually tries to adjust all captions of the same type (but normally it shouldn't change the actual type of caption). There is a way around this: Simply create an AutoText entry for each different format, and insert the appropriate AutoText whenever you need a particular type of caption. That way, you don't have to use the Caption dialog box at all (except for adding new labels). Note that you can edit existing SEQ fields. Press Alt+F9 to show the field code, change the identifier (in { SEQ Figure \* ARABIC }, the "Figure" part is the identifier), update with F9 and then press Alt+F9 again to hide the field codes. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "JenniferB" wrote in message ... Hi Stefan and Suzanne, Thanks for your responses. Suzanne, I think I will try putting in a "Figure_" first, I don't usually get to make name changes (my boss can be rather picky about these things). Stefan, you were right, the field identifiers were turning up the same even while they looked different. Thanks again Jennifer |
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