WD: Changing One Caption Label Changes All Matching Captions (144939)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95
- Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
- Microsoft Word 98 Macintosh Edition
This article was previously published under Q144939 SYMPTOMS
When you modify the label for one caption, other captions that use the same
label are also modified. In addition, if you change the numbering format,
all related captions are also changed to reflect the new numbering format.
For example, if you have the following captions in your document,
if you select the "Table 2" caption, and then click Insert menu and click
Caption, and then change the label in the Caption dialog to Figure,
the "Table 1" caption also changes.
CAUSE
By design, the fields that generate the caption numbering are recalculated
when you add or change a caption.
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, manually modify both the label and the SEQ
field instead of using the Caption command (Insert menu). To do this, press
SHIFT+F9 (OPTION+F9 on the Macintosh) to toggle field codes view on. The
caption label and SEQ field look like this:
Table {SEQ Table \* ARABIC}
To change the caption label and SEQ field to specify a Figure and to use
Lower-case roman numerals, change the field so that it looks like this:
Figure {SEQ Figure \* roman)
Modification Type: | Minor | Last Reviewed: | 8/17/2005 |
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Keywords: | kbfield kbprb kbualink97 KB144939 |
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