How to refresh auto-numbering fields

[Sandeep Sharma]

Hi,

I am using word 2003 in which I am auto numbering certain
figures or tables inside the word document.
So if i insert a new figure/table at any place, the Word
automatically gives it a caption and numbering based upon
the Heading and its position in the heading. So this goes
like -
Figure 1-1, Figure 1-2, Figure 1-3 and so on.
The problem starts when I remove any of the figure, the
Word does not remove the auto-entered caption and number.
So the numbering is not correct.

Advise, how can one achieve this?

Thx.
Sandeep

 

[Peter Jamieson]

When you use AutoCaption, as far as I know Word just inserts a Caption each
time you insert an object of the type you specified when you set up the
AutoCaption.

The caption will typically consist of some text followed by a number of
fields that refer to preceding paragraphs, e.g. if you use Alt-F9 to see
them you might see

Figure { STYLEREF 1 \s }-{ SEQ Figure \* ARABIC \s 1 }

To renumber, you should remove the picture, remove the caption text and
fields, and ou will probably then need to select the body text (e.g. ctrl-A)
and press F9 to refresh all the field names.

If that does not work for you, please let us know which bit of the above
does not work as outlined or expected.