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SYMPTOMS
When you modify the label for one caption, other captions that use the same
label are also modified. In addition, if you change the numbering format,
all related captions are also changed to reflect the new numbering format.
Table 1if you select the "Table 2" caption, and then click Insert menu and click Caption, and then change the label in the Caption dialog to Figure, the "Table 1" caption also changes. CAUSEBy design, the fields that generate the caption numbering are recalculated when you add or change a caption. WORKAROUNDTo work around this problem, manually modify both the label and the SEQ field instead of using the Caption command (Insert menu). To do this, press SHIFT+F9 (OPTION+F9 on the Macintosh) to toggle field codes view on. The caption label and SEQ field look like this:
To change the caption label and SEQ field to specify a Figure and to use
Lower-case roman numerals, change the field so that it looks like this:
MORE INFORMATIONThe caption label and SEQ field use the following syntax:
Label Name represents the label you specify for your caption, for example,
Table, Figure, Equation, and so on. SEQ is the Sequence field name. The
Identifier is a unique name that you assign to a series of items to number.
The Switches are optional and allow you to specify the type of numbering
format. The following switches are available:
Additional query words: 8.0 8.00
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