Figure Numbering

[RaggedyGlenn]

Hi,

 

I'm trying to use the paragraph styles technique as outlined by walt.farrell in April 2022 to number Figures in a large book. I've set a paragraph style that I use for all figures and selected the Bullets and Numbering option to create a global numbered list throughout the document with a 'Text' field of "Fig. \# ". Then applied that to all instances of that paragraph style. The format is correct globally but the numbering sticks at 1 throughout, whatever I do. ie I get Fig. 1 blah blah, for figure 1, Fig. 1 Next Blah Blah, for figure 2 and so on. I followed Walt's settings so I have: Global ticked, Name 'Figures', Start Numbering at 1, Restart numbering Manual Only, Restart Numbering unticked, Style [No Style], Text 'Fig. \# ', Level 1, Type '1,2,3,4...'.

 

Any ideas what I've got wrong?

 

Many thanks for any help

[RaggedyGlenn]

btw, I'm using individual text frames for Figure Captions, does that make a difference?

Screenshot of my settings below.

 

Thanks

 

[walt.farrell]

32 minutes ago, RaggedyGlenn said:

I'm using individual text frames for Figure Captions, does that make a difference?

It shouldn't, as long as you have Global specified.

Can you create/share a sample .afpub file that demonstrates the problem?

[RaggedyGlenn]

Sure, I'll put one together.

Many thanks.

[RaggedyGlenn]

Hi Walt,

It's a bit messy having just knocked it together, but hopefully shows you the problem.

Thanks for your help.

Global lists issue.afpub

[firstdefence]

Ive opened the document and it shows each image having what I assume is the intended caption as fig number + caption, so, fig. 1. a woman, fig. 2. a ship, fig. 3. the docks

 

What I see. 

 

[RaggedyGlenn]

 

Ok so that's strange. This is what I see.

 

[RaggedyGlenn]

Have I done something wrong in my set up? How do I get one result and you get another?

Really appreciate you looking at it for me, it's been driving me round the bend this morning.

[RaggedyGlenn]

You know, I close the .afpub file and then reopen it and the numbering appears to work. In other words I set up the global numbered list, save and close the file, then reopen it and the numbering is as it should be. Why would that be? Anyway that will work for me, now I know how to get round it.

 

Many thanks for your help.

[firstdefence]

11 minutes ago, RaggedyGlenn said:

You know, I close the .afpub file and then reopen it and the numbering appears to work. In other words I set up the global numbered list, save and close the file, then reopen it and the numbering is as it should be. Why would that be? Anyway that will work for me, now I know how to get round it.

 

Many thanks for your help.

I think the universe is just messing with ya lol. 

[JosueVivas]

I'm using the same trick in my book. 

When closing the docuemnt and oppeing it again, if the numbered heading does not update, I drag and drop the Master where I hghave the "Fig" and anything comes back.

My theory is that they get updated depending on the order of creation first.