Re: Figure numbering sequece is malfunctioning.
From: Suzanne S. Barnhill (sbarnhill_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/16/04
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Date: Tue, 16 Mar 2004 16:56:50 -0600
You have to not only turn it off but also accept all the changes for the
edits to be permanent.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Teelbee" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:e7ae01c40b90$d6a35100$a101280a@phx.gbl... > Thanks, Susanne! > > Turning off Track Changes resolved the sequence problems. > I didn't even realize it was turned on - much less that it > would impact sequencing. > > ~~~Teelbee > > > >-----Original Message----- > >CTRLA/F9 produces the results (improper) described below. > > > >Track changes is selected in the Tools menu. Do you think > >it would fix this if I turn off that feature? > > > >Thanks, > > > >Teel > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>What happens if you Ctrl+A, F9? Are you tracking changes? > >> > >>-- > >>Suzanne S. Barnhill > >>Microsoft MVP (Word) > >>Words into Type > >>Fairhope, Alabama USA > >>Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org > >>Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups > >to the newsgroup so > >>all may benefit. > >> > >>"Teelbee" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in > >message > >>news:9bfa01c4099d$21b45b80$a601280a@phx.gbl... > >>> (note: I previously posted this in other forums, not > >>> realizing that this was the appropriate spot. Apologies > >>> for the cross posting). > >>> > >>> I have a document that has been through many hands over > >>> the years. The current version is Word2000 (XP home ed.) > >>> > >>> Now it has developed a sequencing problem. > >>> > >>> It has a paragraph style that serves as a caption for > >>> figures. It automatically composes the figure number to > >>> pick up a section label and sequence number (i.e, Figure > >>> C-1). It worked great in the past, but now it doesn't > >>> sequence correctly. > >>> > >>> When you add paragraphs, the number increments > >>> correctly. When you delete paragraphs, the numbers don't > >>> decrement (right term?) or get updated when refreshed > >>> using either F9 or highlight code->right-click->update > >>> field. For example, you have: > >>> > >>> Fig. C-1, Fig. C-2, Fig. C-3, Fig. C-4 > >>> > >>> remove Fig. C-2 and Fig. C-3 and the results, after > >>> updating fields, are > >>> > >>> Fig. C-1, Fig. C-4, instead of Fig. C-1, Fig. C-2 > >>> > >>> The field code looks like this: > >>> > >>> Figure { STYLEREF 1 \s }-{ SEQ Figure \*Arabic \s 1 } > >>> > >>> The same code shows both in recent documents where it is > >>> not working and in old documents where it still works > >>> (note: copy/pasting an old version paragraph into the new > >>> document doesn't fix the problem - the pasted paragraph > >>> adopts the "broken" behavior). > >>> > >>> Can this be fixed? Is there any hope? > >>> > >>> Teel Bee > >>> > >>> . > >>> > >>> > >> > >>. > >> > >. > >
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