WD: Setting Sequence Numbering Using a Bookmark in Word

ID: Q193204


The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a


SUMMARY

You can use the {SET} statement to set the sequence numbering in a {SEQ \r} statement in a Microsoft Word document.


MORE INFORMATION

The \r switch used in a sequence field resets the sequence number to the number following the \r. You can also use a bookmark with a numeric value in this field. The SET variable is considered a bookmark after the SET field is updated. (The field can be updated by pressing F9 while the field is selected.) In the following example, the bookmark {year} is set to 1992 at the beginning of the document. The {SEQ} field starts the sequence number at {year}, which results in 1992.

Note that the variable {year} becomes a bookmark that must be contained in field code brackets when used.


   Example                 Result
   -------                 ------
   {set year 1992}
   {SEQ yr \r{year}}       1992
   {SEQ yr}                1993
   {SEQ yr}                1994 

Additional query words: anual sequences numerical series

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Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:1.0,1.1,1.1a,2.0,2.0a,2.0a-CD,2.0b,2.0c,6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
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Last Reviewed: January 4, 2000
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