Re: Making Figure numbers reflect chapter number in Word97

[Bonnie Granat <bgranat -at- LYNX -dot- DAC -dot- NEU -dot- EDU>]

Are you selecting the figure itself and the caption? You need to,
apparently, according to Word's help.

-----Original Message-----
From: Mary McWilliams Johnson <mary -at- SUPERCONNECT -dot- COM>
To: TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU <TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU>
Date: Sunday, July 18, 1999 1:31 PM
Subject: Re: Making Figure numbers reflect chapter number in Word97


>I'm having a problem that seems to be baffling the Help Desk. I've had
>three Help Desk agents (at Software Spectrum) working on this for three
>days, with no success.
>
>I'm using Word97. I'm numbering my paragraphs, using the outline numbering
>scheme. I've set up the numbering using "Format > Style," and I've also
>tried just using "Format > Bullets and Numbering." In any event, here's my
>numbering scheme:
>
>7   - Heading 1
>7.1 - Heading 2
>7.1.1 - Heading 3
>7.1.1.1 - Heading 4
>
>I insert the caption like this:
>- Select Insert > Caption
>- Select either "Figure" or "Table"
>- Click the "Numbering" button
>- Select "1,2,3" for "Format"
>- Check "Include chapter numbering"
>- Select "Heading 1" for "Chapter starts with style"
>- Select "hypen" for "Use separator"
>- Click "OK"
>
>Now, I know this is supposed to result in something like:
>        Figure 7-1
>But what I get is usually:
>        Figure 0-1
>
>Not always. Sometimes it actually works. I've created several chapters for
>this book. Two of the chapters insert the caption numbers correctly. The
>others don't.
>
>Please help. What could produce different results when I've created the
>chapters in the same manner?
>
>
>
>
>Cordially,                 Mary McWilliams Johnson
>                                McJohnson Communications
>   Documentation  /  Web Site Design, Development and Graphics
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