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automating Chapter numbers
<Jeff[ at ]unknown.com> 12/12/2008 3:37:00 PM
I am using Word 2002 in Windows XP and am in the process of preparing a new
edition of a book manuscript. In doing this I am changing the order of
several chapters. In the earlier Word manuscript, the chapters were
manually numbered (I title, II title2, etc.).

Is there a way to automate the chapter numbers - the way caption and figure
numbers are automated - so that they renumber themselves correctly
automatically rather than manually?

Thanks.

Jeff


Re: automating Chapter numbers
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/12/2008 4:25:20 PM
Yes, you can apply auto numbering to the style used for the chapter title.
It's usually preferable to use one of Word's built-in heading styles for
this. For general principles of outline numbering (which I recommend using
even for a single heading level), see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

When you do this, consider the effects on the TOC (if you will have one); if
you're using a single paragraph for the chapter number and title, there is
no problem, but if you decide to separate them, i.e.:

Chapter 1
Title of First Chapter

then you want to think about how this will be handled in the TOC; for this,
see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

<Jeff[ at ]unknown.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text]
>I am using Word 2002 in Windows XP and am in the process of preparing a new
>edition of a book manuscript. In doing this I am changing the order of
>several chapters. In the earlier Word manuscript, the chapters were
>manually numbered (I title, II title2, etc.).
>
> Is there a way to automate the chapter numbers - the way caption and
> figure numbers are automated - so that they renumber themselves correctly
> automatically rather than manually?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff
>
>


Re: automating Chapter numbers
<Jeff[ at ]unknown.com> 12/12/2008 5:11:02 PM
Thank you so much Suzanne. What would we do without you!

Jeff

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
[Quoted Text]
> Yes, you can apply auto numbering to the style used for the chapter
> title. It's usually preferable to use one of Word's built-in heading
> styles for this. For general principles of outline numbering (which I
> recommend using even for a single heading level), see
> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html
>
> When you do this, consider the effects on the TOC (if you will have
> one); if you're using a single paragraph for the chapter number and
> title, there is no problem, but if you decide to separate them, i.e.:
>
> Chapter 1
> Title of First Chapter
>
> then you want to think about how this will be handled in the TOC; for
> this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm
>
>
> <Jeff[ at ]unknown.com> wrote in message
> news:ucOZsIHXJHA.4184[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> I am using Word 2002 in Windows XP and am in the process of
>> preparing a new edition of a book manuscript. In doing this I am
>> changing the order of several chapters. In the earlier Word
>> manuscript, the chapters were manually numbered (I title, II title2,
>> etc.). Is there a way to automate the chapter numbers - the way caption
>> and
>> figure numbers are automated - so that they renumber themselves
>> correctly automatically rather than manually?
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jeff


Re: automating Chapter numbers
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 12/12/2008 11:46:45 PM
I hope you never have to find out. I intend to be immortal. <g>

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

<Jeff[ at ]unknown.com> wrote in message
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[Quoted Text]
> Thank you so much Suzanne. What would we do without you!
>
> Jeff
>
> Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
>> Yes, you can apply auto numbering to the style used for the chapter
>> title. It's usually preferable to use one of Word's built-in heading
>> styles for this. For general principles of outline numbering (which I
>> recommend using even for a single heading level), see
>> http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html
>>
>> When you do this, consider the effects on the TOC (if you will have
>> one); if you're using a single paragraph for the chapter number and
>> title, there is no problem, but if you decide to separate them, i.e.:
>>
>> Chapter 1
>> Title of First Chapter
>>
>> then you want to think about how this will be handled in the TOC; for
>> this, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm
>>
>>
>> <Jeff[ at ]unknown.com> wrote in message
>> news:ucOZsIHXJHA.4184[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>> I am using Word 2002 in Windows XP and am in the process of
>>> preparing a new edition of a book manuscript. In doing this I am
>>> changing the order of several chapters. In the earlier Word
>>> manuscript, the chapters were manually numbered (I title, II title2,
>>> etc.). Is there a way to automate the chapter numbers - the way caption
>>> and
>>> figure numbers are automated - so that they renumber themselves
>>> correctly automatically rather than manually?
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>
>
>


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