Section numbering? (Word 2K)

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MyndPhlyp - 05 Nov 2006 20:37 GMT

I probably already know the answer (can't want that) but I just have to ask
anyway.

Is there a way to set the section number in the middle of a document?

Using the Insert -> Page Numbers and clicking the Format... button allows
one to set page numbering for the section. Nice feature when you want to
skip over the cover page, a TOC, and other preface pages.

I'm looking for a way to do something similar but with Section numbers.

Clues?

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macropod - 05 Nov 2006 22:51 GMT

> Is there a way to set the section number in the middle of a document?

Only by adjusting the number of preceding Sections to suit. Not practical if
you're trying to count only 'next/odd/even page' Sections breaks, for
example, and continuous Section breaks are used elsewhere.

However, if each Section that you want to count starts with a numbered
heading (eg 'Heading 1' style) that isn't used elsewhere in those Sections,
you could use a STYLEREF field coded as '{STYLEREF "Heading 1" \n}', for
example, to retrieve the heading numbers.

Cheers

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macropod
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> I probably already know the answer (can't want that) but I just have to ask
> anyway.
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> Clues?

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MyndPhlyp - 06 Nov 2006 01:14 GMT

> > Is there a way to set the section number in the middle of a document?
> Only by adjusting the number of preceding Sections to suit. Not practical if
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> you could use a STYLEREF field coded as '{STYLEREF "Heading 1" \n}', for
> example, to retrieve the heading numbers.

Yeah, kinda figured it would be a workaround like that. I would have even
settled for something like a Count(Section) - 1 or something along that
line. Who woulda thought somebody might not want to count the cover and TOC
sections in a document? But page numbers... that's an obvious one, right?

Thanks.

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macropod - 06 Nov 2006 01:54 GMT

If 'Count(Section) - 1' is all you need, you could use a formula field coded
as '{={SECTION}-1 \# 0;;}. The ';;' suppresses -ve and 0 results.

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macropod
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> > > Is there a way to set the section number in the middle of a document?
> > Only by adjusting the number of preceding Sections to suit. Not practical
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> Thanks.

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MyndPhlyp - 06 Nov 2006 02:46 GMT

> If 'Count(Section) - 1' is all you need, you could use a formula field coded
> as '{={SECTION}-1 \# 0;;}. The ';;' suppresses -ve and 0 results.

Cool. Thanks again.

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