
To have each chapter begin with, for example, Figure 1, I’d modify the field with the number of the first figure by adding \r1). I would take care of this after finishing the writing. (Rodolfo: You may want the list to restart with number 1, e.g., in the next chapter. If you are going to have multiple lists in your document, then you can add a second AutoText entry to help with this. Note that the sequence field starts at the beginning of the document and numbers through the whole document, based on the identifier you use. The process described in this tip works best if you have a single list in your document. Note that the number always shows up as 1, but it is updated when you print, or when you select the entire list and press F9. Now whenever you want to insert the number, type the name you defined in step 8, and then press the F3 key. This should be something short and meaningful, such as NumList or even NL (Rodolfo: or nF if you are numbering figures).Ĭlick on the OK button. In the Name field enter a name by which you want this highlighted text known. Word displays the Create New Building Block dialog box. Select everything you created in steps 1 through 5. If you want a period, tab, or some other character after the number, enter it after the number generated by the SEQ field. Word replaces the field with the next number in the sequence you have specified.
#Microsoft word cross reference figure number only alt f9 update#
Press F9 to update the field information. For instance, you could type " seq figures" or " seq tables" (without the quote marks). This name is up to you, but should be the same for each item in this sequence. Type "seq " followed by the name of the element. Make sure the insertion point stays between the brackets. For instance, this would be in the caption for the table or figure. Position the insertion point where you want the sequential number to appear. I might have edited the text when I stored it in my Office knowledge base document.) (Except when I write "Rodolfo:" the text comes from. Instead of using the built-in creator of captions, do what experts do to have a more reliable and flexible experience: That's why I need to reference only the caption number.


Actually caption label Picture is set to croatian word "Slika" and when I need to say say "in the picture" I can't because it would be "na Slici 5." and not "na Slika 5." (like Word would make me do).

The document is written in Croatian language which has 7 declension cases, so using "Picture 4" would not be valid in all cases. Is there any way to make Word 2007 insert a reference to only Caption Number? What I need is a reference that would be inserted like this:, and not like this: None of these options enable me to do it. This opens the cross-reference dialog where I can set Reference type to Picture.įor "Insert reference to", there are 5 choices: - Entire caption I don't want to lose the order so I am using Insert -> Cross-reference. I have many pictures in a document and I reference them very often in text.
