Word 2007 - caption - weird number behaviour

[astrauss]

When captioning my tables in a Word 2007 doc, in section 9 the numbers
go to 9-6. The next table should be 9-7 and is displayed correctly in
the cation window. When applied to the document though, it changes to
Table 0-1.

I cannot see any section breaks or anything else that would cause it
to misbehave like this. Any ideas?

PS. section numbering still functions perfectly.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

How large is the document?

Press Alt+F9 to see what field codes are being used for the errant
numbering.

The usual method is to use a STYLEREF field to the number associated with
the most recent occurrence of Heading 1. Does the most recent occurrence of
Heading 1 have a number associated with it?

Is this document in .docx format or .doc format?

 

[astrauss]

How large is the document?

Press Alt+F9 to see what field codes are being used for the errant
numbering.

The usual method is to use a STYLEREF field to the number associated with
the most recent occurrence of Heading 1. Does the most recent occurrence of
Heading 1 have a number associated with it?

Is this document in .docx format or .doc format?

--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog:http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web:http://www.herbtyson.com

The file size is approx 1 MB

The field codes being used are "Styleref 1 \s - SEQ Table \* Arabic \s
1"
The same one are used for the correct and the incorrect numbering.

<<Does the most recent occurrence of Heading 1 have a number
associated with it?>> Yes. I can't see any problems with the heading
numbers.

We are sticking with .doc for now.

 

[astrauss]

The file size is approx 1 MB

The field codes being used are "Styleref 1 \s - SEQ Table \* Arabic \s
1"
The same one are used for the correct and the incorrect numbering.

<<Does the most recent occurrence of Heading 1 have a number
associated with it?>> Yes. I can't see any problems with the heading
numbers.

We are sticking with .doc for now.

We found the problem!!

I highlighted my heading which was using the "Heading 1" style. Right-
click. Select Style>Select text with similar formatting
I then scrolled down my doc and found a blank line highlighted,
meaning it was using the "Heading 1" style.
Delete the line, and hey, presto, table numbering is back to normal.

I hope someone can benefit from my experience.

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Sometimes, ya got to be a detective!

Glad you found the culprit.

Cheers,