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MS Office Forum / Word / Numbering / January 2007caption numbering changing
I am having a problem with MSWORD XP and the Figure caption numbering. If I have a series of figures that are linked to Heading 6, I get the correct number. Figure 1.1.1.1.1.1-1, etc. If I then have a caption linked to Heading 5 level, it will work but it also changes all the previous caption numbers too to Level 5. Hi yepp That's how it's supposed to work. I suppose the underlying assumption is that we want our documents to be consistent. That is, we want all our Figures to be numbered according to the same principle, and refer to (eg) Heading 5 or Heading 6. You can get around this consistency by using a cross-reference to a specific heading using Insert > Reference > Cross Reference. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word >I am having a problem with MSWORD XP and the Figure caption numbering. > If I have a series of figures that are linked to Heading 6, I get the [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > If I then have a caption linked to Heading 5 level, it will work but it > also changes all the previous caption numbers too to Level 5. > Hi yepp > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. > http://www.shaunakelly.com/word Hi Shauna, I have all the Figures linked to the paragraph preceding. For example: 1.1.1.1.1 System Overview text text text text text text text text text Figure 1.1.1.1.1-1 Figure title 1.1.1.1 Atmosphere text text text text text text text text text Figure 1.1.1.1-1 Figure title and what is happening is when I put in the caption for Atmosphere section which is linked to the Heading 4 level, it changes the System Overview Figure number to a level 4 too. Make sure that you use different caption labels for "System" and "Atmosphere"; then you can set different numbering options for them. You can create caption labels via the Caption dialog box.  SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP > > Hi yepp > > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] > section which is linked to the Heading 4 level, it changes the System > Overview Figure number to a level 4 too. > Make sure that you use different caption labels for "System" and > "Atmosphere"; then you can set different numbering options for them. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Stefan Blom > Microsoft Word MVP I am using Insert/Reference/Caption/Figure, and if it is a table, I use "Table." I want the figures and tables to be linked to the numbering level of the paragraph preceding or referencing it - [Usually the paragraph above] Sorry, I misunderstood your description. "System overview" and "Atmosphere" are clearly headings (at different levels). But, as I wrote, what you need are two different (possibly even more) caption labels, that reference different heading levels. Alternatively, stay away from the Caption dialog box and create the captions manually, for example as suggested by Cindy Meister. SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP > > Make sure that you use different caption labels for "System" and > > "Atmosphere"; then you can set different numbering options for them. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > level of the paragraph preceding or referencing it - [Usually the > paragraph above] > for example as suggested by Cindy Meister. Correction: as suggested by Shauna Kelly. SignatureStefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP > Sorry, I misunderstood your description. "System overview" and > "Atmosphere" are clearly headings (at different levels). But, as I [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] > > level of the paragraph preceding or referencing it - [Usually the > > paragraph above]
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