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SEQ fields references (Re: Automatic caption numbering in Word97 -- not updating
Subject:SEQ fields references (Re: Automatic caption numbering in Word97 -- not updating From:JIMCHEVAL -at- AOL -dot- COM Date:Wed, 22 Jul 1998 16:15:37 EDT
In a message dated 98-07-22 16:04:08 EDT, tracy_boyington -at- OKVOTECH -dot- ORG writes:
<< 1) Was I wrong to assume Word would automatically update the figure
numbers if I added or deleted a figure?>>
No, you weren't. That's how it works.
<<(2) Was I also wrong to assume that I could copy the field from the
caption, paste it in the text (as in "See Figure {field}") and have Word
automatically update the text as needed?>>
Well, sort of. You actually have to create a bookmark for the original
location, then have the sequence field (that SEQ thingie) reference the
bookmark - {SEQ FIGURE BookMKName}
<<(3) If I wasn't wrong in my assumptions, what am I doing wrong in
practice? >>
See #2 for the reference syntax. Otherwise, of course you have to update your
fields to get the new values (generally by using Select All from the Edit
menu, then pressing F9 - unless you want to select them one by one and press
F(...).
