Get proper Numbering field for figures in Microsoft Word 2010

Question

I have .docx document with multilevel list for my chapters and TOC is:

1. Chapter One
2. Chapter Two
2.1. Chapter Two, Sub-chapter One
...
5. Chapter Five
5.1. Chapter Five, Sub-chapter One
5.1.1. Chapter Five, Sub-chapter One, Sub-sub-chapter One
etc.

I had inserted figure in my sub-chapter 5.1.1. and I used "Insert Caption..." to put some text below the image:

Figure 5.1.1.1 Some image caption

What I would like to have is caption format where only Chapter number, but no sub-chapters numbering is included, like this:

Figure 5.1 Some image caption

where 5 is my Chapter number and .1 is sequential of Figure in this Chapter. Now my field code looks like this:

Figure { STYLEREF 1 \s }.{ SEQ Figure \* ARABIC \s 1 }

How can that be done?

Answer 1

Ok, I have found temporary solution to my problem. Inside every chapter (denoted by Heading1 style) I have change the Caption code from this:

Figure { STYLEREF 1 \s }.{ SEQ Figure \* ARABIC \s 1 }

to this:

Figure 5.{ SEQ Figure \* ARABIC \s 1 }

where 5 is number of my top-level chapter. Then, if I insert new figure, I Copy-Paste above code under it and all figure numbers properly change to new, i.e. sequence number. This way, I do not have problems, when executing "Update field" on whole document, where Table of Figures is affected.

Answer 2

In Word2007, all you have to do is be careful to start the sub-chapters with a different heading style. Then use the chapter heading style for numbering your figures. Word then ignores your sub-chapters when it numbers your figures, tables, and equations. Oh, and you have to have the entire document set up as a multi-level list, but it sounds like you've already done that.

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