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RE: How to continue caption numbering when document is split into multiple files
Subject:RE: How to continue caption numbering when document is split into multiple files From:"Goldstein, Dan" <DGoldstein -at- DeusTech -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L (E-mail)" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Thu, 15 Jan 2004 10:06:36 -0500
Hi Diana,
1. If I'm not mistaken, only the HYPERLINK, INCLUDEPICTURE, INCLUDETEXT,
LINK, and RD fields can refer to other documents. I don't believe that any
of these can be used for cross-document autonumbering. Why can't the single
chapter be a single document? If your problem is file size, perhaps the
figures can be linked rather than embedded. It's better to have a bunch of
graphic files and a single Word file than to have five Word files.
2. You didn't specify how you are currently numbering the figures. If you
are using Word's native autonumbering function, even for a single document,
you might consider using SEQ or LISTNUM fields instead. TECHWR-L has many
resources to help you with these.
3. TECHWR-L and the WORD-PC list have extensive discussions of the dangers
and frustrations of master documents. There are many Word experts who won't
touch them, and with good reason.
Dan Goldstein
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diana Lartigue
> Sent: Wednesday, January 14, 2004 12:36 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: How to continue caption numbering when document is split into
> multiple files
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I have a chapter in Word 2000 that I have split into 5
> separate documents.
> These files contain figure captions that have auto numbering.
> How do I like
> the documents so that the figure numbering will CONTINUE from
> the previous
> document rather than restart at 1? I created a master
> document, but the
> caption numbering is not recognizing this. Do I need to
> "link" my files
> somehow?
> Thanks
>
> diana
