Thank you very much. In the end I gave
up on the automatic adjustment of "x". I just type
it, bookmark it, and then reference it using
the REF field.
| You *can* cross-reference the number only, though it requires a bit of
| fiddling. But if you bookmark a SEQ field, you should be able to
| cross-reference it as well.
|
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| Suzanne S. Barnhill
| Microsoft MVP (Word)
| Words into Type
| Fairhope, Alabama USA
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| | > Thanks Shauna, very kind of you.
| >
| > I only have one little problem remaining with
| > that approach, and that is that the "x" itself is
| > not adjusted when paragraphs get re-arranged.
| >
| > As an example, say that the case looks like this:
| >
| > 1. Introduction
| > [text]
| >
| > 2. Summary
| > [text]
| >
| > 3. Reports Specification
| >
| > 3.1. Report 12
| > FP12.1 [text]
| > FP12.2 [text]
| > FP12.3 [text]
| >
| > 3.2. Report 13
| > FP13.1 [text]
| > FP13.2 [text]
| > FP13.3 [text]
| >
| > and then I add a group between 3.1 and 3.2
| > consisting of:
| >
| > Report z
| > FPz.1 [text]
| > FPz.2 [text]
| > FPz.3 [text]
| >
| > I would like "Report z" line to be numbered 3.2,
| > actual 3.2 to turn 3.3, "z" to become 13, and
| > 13 to change to 14, automatically. Also, where my
| > x, y and z are text, if I change it in the main line, I
| > would like it to change all along the outline, down
| > to the deepest level (my FPx lines have more levels below,
| > also prefixed by an ABx construction).
| >
| > In other words, I would like my "x" to behave like a
| > variable parameter - when I change it in the first
| > instance, the change gets propagated to all other
| > instances of x within the document. I don't mind
| > having to F9 in the process.
| >
| > For cases where my x is a number, I almost got there
| > using Captions in the 3.1, 3.2, etc. lines, with the label of
| > "Report", and cross-referencing it in the FPx lines.
| > Unfortunately, you cannot cross-reference the caption
| > number only, it's either the label only, or the
| > number AND the label.
| >
| >
| >
message
| > | > | Hi Jerry
| > |
| > | I would use a combination of heading numbering and SEQ fields.
| > |
| > | Use the heading numbering for 1, 2, 3, 3.1, 3.2 etc.
| > |
| > | Use an SEQ field preceded by "FPx." to generate the .1, .2 and .3 of
| > FPx.1,
| > | FPx.2 etc. Word's help has information on how to use SEQ fields.
| > |
| > | This will let you re-arrange paragraphs within the FPx section and
have
| > Word
| > | manage the numbering. And you can do cross-references to them if
| > necessary.
| > | However, be ware that Word automatically updates heading numbering,
but
| > SEQ
| > | fields don't update automatically. You can update one by clicking in
it
| > and
| > | pressing F9, or ctrl-a, F9 to update all fields in the document. And
| make
| > | sure you do Tools > Options > Print and tick "Update fields".
| > |
| > | Hope this helps.
| > |
| > | Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
| > |
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
| > |
| > |
| > | | > | > Hi, Suzanne
| > | >
| > | > Thanks a lot for your kind reply.
| > | >
| > | > My need is a slightly modified (i.e. complicated)
| > | > form of outline numbering. Maybe it's best to
| > | > illustrate with a quote from the real thing:
| > | >
| > | > 1. Introduction
| > | >
| > | > [text]
| > | >
| > | > 2. Summary
| > | >
| > | > [text]
| > | >
| > | > 3. Reports Specification
| > | >
| > | > 3.1. Report x
| > | >
| > | > FPx.1 [text]
| > | > FPx.2 [text]
| > | > FPx.3 [text]
| > | >
| > | > 3.2. Report y
| > | >
| > | > FPy.1 [text]
| > | > FPy.2 [text]
| > | > FPy.3 [text]
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > In my situation x and y are sequential numbers, but
| > | > not identical to the list number of the corresponding
| > | > line (e.g. in "3.2 Report x" the "x" will not necessarily be
| > | > either 3 or 2). The FP in level 3 is just a prefix.
| > | >
| > | > In a more complicated scenario, the x and y take the
| > | > form of random text - a text variable to be used in
| > | > level 3 following the FP prefix.
| > | >
| > | >
| > | > | > | > | What you are describing sounds like outline numbering. See
| > | > |
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html
| > | > |
| > | > | --
| > | > | Suzanne S. Barnhill
| > | > | Microsoft MVP (Word)
| > | > | Words into Type
| > | > | Fairhope, Alabama USA
| > | > |
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| > | > so
| > | > | all may benefit.
| > | > |
| > | > | | > | > | > I need the following setup:
| > | > | >
| > | > | > ITEM x
| > | > | >
| > | > | > x.1 first line
| > | > | > x.2 second line
| > | > | > x.3 third line
| > | > | > .........
| > | > | > x.n nth line
| > | > | >
| > | > | > ITEM y
| > | > | >
| > | > | > y.1 first line
| > | > | > y.2 second line
| > | > | > y.3 third line
| > | > | > .........
| > | > | > y.n nth line
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > | > etc., where x,y.....z are to be taken from the item
| > | > | > definition and used in line numbering, in the way
| > | > | > shown above.
| > | > | >
| > | > | > Can Word do this?
| > | > | >
| > | > | >
| > | > |
| > | >
| > | >
| > |
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| >
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