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Subject:RE: Word problem From:"Lauren" <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> To:"'Joel Wilhelm'" <eleysium -at- gmail -dot- com>, "'Dan Goldstein'" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> Date:Wed, 28 Nov 2007 09:33:37 -0800
You need to update it twice if the content pasted correctly. The first
update updates the captions and the second update updates the tables of
contents with the correct captions numbers. Preview in print preview to get
the correct page numbers and then update it a couple of times. Provide an
example of "weird numbers" if the problem doesn't get fixed. Also, toggle
your number field to make sure that the numbers are "ARABIC" or set to
whatever you use. The numbers should be { SEQ Table \* ARABIC } when
toggled if they were inserted as captions.
Lauren
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> Subject: Re: Word problem
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> I am updating the Table captions. I think the document is
> corrupt, as there
> are now weird numbers by the bookmarks as well.
>
> JW
>
> On Nov 28, 2007 9:21 AM, Dan Goldstein
> <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Joel,
> >
> > F9 updates fields -- tables of contents, indices, numbered lists,
> > cross-references, etc. What fields are you trying to update?
> >
> > To see which text is produced by fields: Tools => Options
> => View tab =>
> > Field Shading => Always. Your field-based text is now highlighted in
> > gray.
> >
> > To view the actual field codes, as opposed to the field-based text:
> > ALT+F9.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Dan
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: Joel Wilhelm
> > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 9:05 AM
> > > To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> > > Subject: Word problem
> > >
> > > I cut a chapter out of one of my Word documents and
> > > pasted it into a new, blank document. I then tried
> > > Edit > Select All > F9 to update all of the tables
> > > in the document, and nothing is happening. I am on
> > > XP and Word 2003.I've never seen this behavior
> > > before. I don't know what is prohibiting the update.
> > >
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