Re: macro for displaying section field +1 digit? by BobW
BobW
Fri May 09 07:44:01 PDT 2008
Doug, this is wierd.
If I choose Insert Field and choose the SECTION macro from the list, i get a
section number displayed in the document.
The resulting field, when made visible with Alt-F9, reads,
{ SECTION \* Arabic \* MERGEFORMAT } and, all is well.
But if I use Ctrl-F9 to insert delimiters and very, very carefully manually
type that very same syntax, I get NO section numeral!
Similarly, when I type the syntax you propose,
{ = { SECTION } + 1}
this also does not produce a section number display.
I also tried,
{ = { SECTION \* Arabic \* MERGEFORMAT } + 1}
...but this does not produce a section number display, either.
Where am I going wrong?
"Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote:
> The following Field construction
>
> { = { SECTION } + 1 }
>
> You must use Ctrl+F9 to insert each pair of field delimiters and Alt+F9 to
> toggle off their display.
>
> --
> Hope this helps.
>
> Please reply to the newsgroup unless you wish to avail yourself of my
> services on a paid consulting basis.
>
> Doug Robbins - Word MVP
>
> "Bob W" <BobW@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:E1E2377D-DA22-4AD3-97F4-64417627A023@microsoft.com...
> > The Section field, when added into a document, displays an arabic numeral
> > showing the section number where it resides.
> >
> > What syntax would cause display of the section number, incremented by one
> > digit?
> >
> > (ie, the Section field, if placed in section 2, displays a "2" but with
> > this
> > new syntax, would display a "3"; if positioned in section 12 it would
> > display a "13", etc.)
>
>
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