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Why will figure captions not number correctly?
My figure captions are not numbering correctly in a Word 2002 document. I am
using chapter numbers with the figure caption numbers which seems to be working okay. However, midway through my document the figure captions revert to number one again (e.g., 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-1, 4-1 . . .). I have tried updating the captions and pasting the graphics into a new document, but this has not helped. The figure captions continue to misnumber. What am I doing wrong, or is my original document/figures corrupt? |
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Hi ?B?a25naHQtdXNh?=,
My figure captions are not numbering correctly in a Word 2002 document. I am using chapter numbers with the figure caption numbers which seems to be working okay. However, midway through my document the figure captions revert to number one again (e.g., 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-1, 4-1 . . .). I have tried updating the captions and pasting the graphics into a new document, but this has not helped. The figure captions continue to misnumber. Which version of Word? Does your document contain section breaks? Press Alt+F9 to view the field codes. You probably see a combination of StyleRef and SEQ field for the chapter-figure number? Please copy what you see INSIDE the { } brackets of the SEQ field and paste it into your reply. (BTW, Alt+F9 again to hide the field codes) Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hello Cindy -
I am using Word 2002. My document has one section break that separates the title page from the main text. As instructed, below is the information inside of the {} brackets. Furthermore, I think the problem may be related to the numbered headings in the document which are numbered in the same manner as the captions using a heading style (e.g., Heading 2: 4-1, 4-2, etc.). When I change these headings to "Normal" style (no numbers), the figure caption numbers 'correct themselves'; however, I need to keep the heading styles to 'build' the table of contents. Thanks for any help you can provide. { STYLEREF 9 \s }-{ SEQ Figure \* ARABIC \s 9 } "Cindy M -WordMVP-" wrote: Hi ?B?a25naHQtdXNh?=, My figure captions are not numbering correctly in a Word 2002 document. I am using chapter numbers with the figure caption numbers which seems to be working okay. However, midway through my document the figure captions revert to number one again (e.g., 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-1, 4-1 . . .). I have tried updating the captions and pasting the graphics into a new document, but this has not helped. The figure captions continue to misnumber. Which version of Word? Does your document contain section breaks? Press Alt+F9 to view the field codes. You probably see a combination of StyleRef and SEQ field for the chapter-figure number? Please copy what you see INSIDE the { } brackets of the SEQ field and paste it into your reply. (BTW, Alt+F9 again to hide the field codes) Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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Hi ?B?a25naHQtdXNh?=,
{ STYLEREF 9 \s }-{ SEQ Figure \* ARABIC \s 9 } There is very good information on all field codes in Word's Help files. For the SEQ field: --- \s Resets the sequence number at the heading level following the "s". For example, { SEQ figure \s 2 } starts numbering at the Heading 2 style. --- Remove the \s 9 and I think your problem will disappear. Note: this was very difficult to get rid of permanently in Word 97. It always stuck it back in when you created a caption using the menu (rather than, say, copy/paste). But the problem should not occur in later versions. Cindy Meister INTER-Solutions, Switzerland http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Jun 8 2004) http://www.word.mvps.org This reply is posted in the Newsgroup; please post any follow question or reply in the newsgroup and not by e-mail :-) |
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