Unique caption numbering

[bswb]

Hi everyone,

I'm trying to figure out how to do something that I can easily do in
Adobe Framemaker. Basically, I want to have table/figure numbering
that has both the chapter (level 1) number and a standalone table/
figure number. For example:

In Chapter 2 (Heading 1 is at 2), I want to have the tables to number
as Table 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, etc. When I get to chapter 3 (Heading 1 at 3),
I want the numbering to reset at Table 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, etc.

I've got my outline numbering configured the way I want it but I'm not
sure how to establish an independent list that resets itself everytime
I enter into a new chapter in teh same doc. Is this possible in Word?

Thanks!

Mike

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Numbering/ChapterNumber.htm

 

[bswb]

This is close, but unless I'm missing something, this isn't quite what
I'm looking for. This includes chapter numbering on the page number;
I'm looking to have the chapter number be part of an independent list
for tables and figures.

So, say we're in chapter 2 and on page 8, there's the third table in
the chapter. I want to be able to number the table in the caption
Table 2-3 where 2 is dependent on the chapter and 3 is an independent
number list for that paragraph style that resets every new chapter. Is
this possible in a single document?

Thanks!

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

When you create the caption, there is an option to "Include chapter number."
This works on the same principle as including the chapter number in the page
number.