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Field codes: AutoNum field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2007, Word 2003

{ AUTONUM [Switches ] }

Numbers paragraphs sequentially. The AUTONUM field is provided for compatibility with Microsoft Word 2000 or earlier versions.

Note It is recommended that you use the LISTNUM field instead of the AUTONUM field when using Microsoft Office Word 2007, Word 2003, or Word 2002.

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\s

Defines the separator character, which you place directly after the switch (switch: When working with fields, a special instruction that causes a specific action to occur. Generally, a switch is added to a field to modify a result.).

Notes

In paragraphs that are formatted with the built-in heading styles (heading style: Formatting applied to a heading. Microsoft Word has nine different built-in styles: Heading 1 through Heading 9.), Word restarts the numbering at 1 in each successive heading level. If headings that contain AUTONUM fields are followed by body text paragraphs that also contain AUTONUM fields, Word restarts the numbering of the body text at 1 after each heading. If the headings don't contain AUTONUM fields, body text paragraphs that contain AUTONUM fields are numbered in a continuous, sequential series throughout the document.
You cannot manually update an AUTONUM field.
The result of an AUTONUM field isn't displayed if the field is nested within an IF field.