Re: Problems with caption numbers when replacing pictures

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Since the existing graphics are already captioned, why not simply turn off
auto-captioning for pictures until you're done replacing the graphics?

Insert - Reference - Caption - AutoCaption. Remove the check(s)
corresponding to pictures.

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

"Fabricator" <Fabricato...@wordbanter.com> wrote in message
news:Fabricato...@wordbanter.com...
>
> Using Word 2003, I am working on a 70 page document that has about 40
> inserted graphics. The document was translated into another language; I
> need to replace existing graphic files with files of images that contain
> the new language.
>
> When I replace a picture I get a new, additional caption that is
> numbered. If I remove the one I don't want, the other one does not
> change numbers and all the rest of the numbers remain ratcheted up.
>
> Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to make this work? Otherwise
> it appears I will have to manually change the numbers as I go. Using
> update or F9 does not seem to work.
>
> Thoughts???? Help!!!!
>
>
>
>
> --
> Fabricator

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Press Alt+F9 to toggle the display of field codes. If something is an
automatic number (inserted using the autocaption feature) it will display as
{ seq figure } or something like that.

It's also a good idea to tell Word to display fields as shaded so that you
can tell at a glance that it's something funky rather than normal text. In
Word 2003, choose Tools - Options - View, and set Field shading: to When
selected or Always. Some prefer "When selected" since it's not as visually
annoying. But, I generally prefer full information so I can tell at a glance
where the fields are lurking.

(For lurkers... in Word 2007, field shading settings are found in Office
button - Word Options - Advanced tab - Show document content.)

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

"Fabricator" <Fabricato...@wordbanter.com> wrote in message
news:Fabricato...@wordbanter.com...
>

> Thank you very much for your reply. I will do that.
>
> I got some input from someone at a translation vendor; she said that a
> group of captions in the middle of the document were not automatic
> numbers, and that somehow caused the numbering function in that
> document to have problems.
>
> Do you have a thought on that? Is there a way to tell the difference,
> after the fact, between autonumbered captions and manually numbered
> captions?
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 'Herb Tyson [MVP Wrote:
>> ;385580']Since the existing graphics are already captioned, why not

>> simply turn off
>> auto-captioning for pictures until you're done replacing the graphics?
>>
>> Insert - Reference - Caption - AutoCaption. Remove the check(s)
>> corresponding to pictures.
>>
>> --
>> Herb Tyson MS MVP
>> Author of the Word 2007 Bible
>> Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
>> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
>>
>>
>> "Fabricator" Fabricato...@wordbanter.com wrote in message

>> news:Fabricato...@wordbanter.com...-

>>
>> Using Word 2003, I am working on a 70 page document that has about 40
>> inserted graphics. The document was translated into another language;
>> I
>> need to replace existing graphic files with files of images that
>> contain
>> the new language.
>>
>> When I replace a picture I get a new, additional caption that is
>> numbered. If I remove the one I don't want, the other one does not
>> change numbers and all the rest of the numbers remain ratcheted up.
>>
>> Am I doing something wrong? Is there a way to make this work?
>> Otherwise
>> it appears I will have to manually change the numbers as I go. Using
>> update or F9 does not seem to work.
>>
>> Thoughts???? Help!!!!
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --

>> Fabricator -
>
>
>
>
> --
> Fabricator