> Thank you so much Suzanne. What would we do without you!
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> Jeff
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> 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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