TechWhirl (TECHWR-L) is a resource for technical writing and technical communications professionals of all experience levels and in all industries to share their experiences and acquire information.
For two decades, technical communicators have turned to TechWhirl to ask and answer questions about the always-changing world of technical communications, such as tools, skills, career paths, methodologies, and emerging industries. The TechWhirl Archives and magazine, created for, by and about technical writers, offer a wealth of knowledge to everyone with an interest in any aspect of technical communications.
>Is there a way to automatically number the chapters in a book? >I often need to rearrange the order of chapters, and it would >be helpful to automatically change the chapter numbers, i.e. >Chapter 7 today may be changed to Chapter 3 tomorrow, and vice >versa.
Here's the general instructions; I'm sure you can figure the specifics:
1. Place your chapter files in a book.
2. Create a paragraph format for chapter numbers.
3. In the Paragraph Designer, select Numbering from Properties, and set
the autonumbering format you want. See the manual for more details, but,
if you set things up properly, you won't even have to type
"Chapter"--you'll only have to change the paragraph format.
4. To renumber the chapters, update the book file.
"All saints revile her, and all sober men
Ruled by the God Apollo's golden mean--
In scorn of which we sailed to find her."
In distant regions likeliest to hold her
Whom we desired above all things to know,
Sister of the mirage and echo."
==Robert Graves
TECHWR-L (Technical Communication) List Information: To send a message
to 2500+ readers, e-mail to TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU -dot- Send commands
to LISTSERV -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU (e.g. HELP or SIGNOFF TECHWR-L).
Search the archives at http://www.documentation.com/ or search and
browse the archives at http://listserv.okstate.edu/archives/techwr-l.html
