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The problem was actually that I hadn't accepted all
changes in the document. Once I did that, I was fine.
Joel
On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 6:26 PM, Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net> wrote:
> Did you toggle your field codes to see if something was there? Did you
> search for field codes (^d)? You can also search for the caption style,
> but
> I don't know if that will be much help. I don't understand why your
> document is cross-referencing itself.
>
> Lauren
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> > [mailto:techwr-l-bounces+lauren=writeco -dot- net -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> > ] On Behalf Of Joel Wilhelm
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 26, 2008 11:39 AM
> > To: techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
> > Subject: Word 2007: invisible caption
> >
> > I am using Word 2007 on XP. The document I am working on is a
> > .docx file. I
> > have a few pictures, and had to delete some and shuffle them
> > around. Now my
> > first picture is labeled "Figure 2" no matter what I do.
> > Select All > F9
> > doesn't update it. Clicking Update Field doesn't update it. If I go to
> > Insert > Cross-Ref, I see an empty "Figure 1" at the end of
> > my figures list.
> > I tried inserting a cross-ref to this mystery figure, then
> > clicked the link
> > - Word attempted to open the same document that I am working
> > on from our
> > SharePoint site.
> > Where the heck is this deleted Figure 1 and why can't I erase it?
> > Any ideas?
> >
> > Joel
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