AutoNumLegl field

[jlfetch]

I need to insert into a legal document automatically updating Exhibit
numbers. I have used the AutoNumLgl field but it is not behaving as I really
need it to. I need to say ‘Exhibit JES1’, ‘Exhibit JES2’ etc but when I use
the AutoNumLgl field the JES separates from the 1 if it’s on the end of a
line. I need them to stay together. Also, this field doesn’t allow me to have
two exhibits in the one paragraph. Any suggestions?

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

One approach is to use an SEQ field immediately after the JES prefix. With
field codes expanded, this would appear as:

JES{ seq exhibit }, JES{ seq exhibit }, JES{ seq exhibit }

and with field codes toggled off, it would appear as:

JES1, JES2, JES3.

SEQ field codes are designed for numbering things such as exhibits, tables,
figures, etc., so they behave exactly as you appear to want them to.

 

[jlfetch]

Thanks so much, Herb. It worked a charm. I'm not a huge Word wizard but I do
have a basic understanding of fields. I also need to have the option to
insert a letter instead of a numeral. I have had a look at the field codes
and tried inserting the seq field and selecting the alpha sequence but when I
toggle my field code I get 'Error! No sequence specified'. I tried replacing
exhibit with alpha (and variations thereof) but nothing worked. Any
suggestions that will point me in the right direction?

 

[Graham Mayor]

What you should have is { SEQ Exhibit \* alphabetic }or { SEQ Exhibit \*
ALPHABETIC } when modifying the field press F9 to update it.

The sequence not specified is the identifier - here Exhibit.

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[jlfetch]

Thanks, Graham and Herb. Your help was very much appreciated.