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Automatic picture numbering with chapter number (own caption style)

Good morning,

I want to number my pictures in Word 2013 as follows: "Pic. x.y" where x is the actual chapter number and y the number of the picture in this chapter.

My problem is that I created my own style for captions. In the menu for automatic picture numbering I can only choose the standard word styles for captions and not my own styles. 

How can I fix this problem?

Thank you and best regards,

C.S.

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You can create a "Pic." caption label (References | Captions | Insert Caption | New Label) and use the "Include chapter number" feature to include the chapter number (provided that the chapter number is the paragraph number of an autonumbered paragraph in one of Word's built-in heading styles).  Click Numbering... in the Caption dialog, check the box for "Include chapter number," and select ". (period)" as the separator.

The caption created by the Insert Caption feature will be in Word's built-in Caption style, which you can modify to suit your preferences; it is not necessary to create a custom style.

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Last updated October 5, 2021 Views 1,161 Applies to: