Field codes: Seq (Sequence) field - Word

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Field codes: Seq (Sequence) field

Applies to: Microsoft Office Word 2003

{ SEQ Identifier [Bookmark ] [Switches ] }

Sequentially numbers chapters, tables, figures, and other items in a document. If you add, delete, or move an item and its respective SEQ field, you can update remaining SEQ fields in the document to reflect the new sequence.

The LISTNUM field also produces automatic numbering and may be a better alternative if you are creating a complex numbered list.

The easiest way to insert SEQ fields to number tables, figures, and other items in a document is to use the Caption command (Insert menu, Reference submenu).

Note A SEQ field in a header, footer (header and footer: A header, which can consist of text or graphics, appears at the top of every page in a section. A footer appears at the bottom of every page. Headers and footers often contain page numbers, chapter titles, dates, and author names.), annotation, or footnote doesn't affect the sequence numbering that results from SEQ fields in the document text.

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Identifier

The name you assign to a series of items to number. The name must start with a letter and is limited to 40 characters (letters, numbers, and underscores). For example, the name for a series of tables might be "tables."

Bookmark

Include a bookmark (bookmark: A location or selection of text in a file that you name for reference purposes. Bookmarks identify a location within your file that you can later refer or link to.) name to refer to an item elsewhere in the document. For example, to cross-reference an illustration, mark the SEQ field numbering for that illustration with the bookmark "Pic2," and then insert a cross-reference to it using { SEQ illust Pic2 }.

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\c

Repeats the closest preceding sequence number. This is useful for inserting chapter numbers in headers or footers.

\h

Hides the field result (field results: Text or graphics inserted in a document when Microsoft Word carries out a field's instructions. When you print the document or hide field codes, the field results replace the field codes.). Use it to refer to a SEQ field in a cross-reference without printing the number. For example, you might want to refer to a numbered chapter but not print the chapter number. The \h switch doesn't hide the field result if a Format (\*) switch is also present.

\n

Inserts the next sequence number for the specified items. This is the default.

\r n

Resets the sequence number to the specified number n. For example, { SEQ figure \r 3 } starts figure numbering at 3.

\s

Resets the sequence number at the heading level following the "s". For example, { SEQ figure \s 2 } starts numbering at the Heading 2 style (style: A combination of formatting characteristics, such as font, font size, and indentation, that you name and store as a set. When you apply a style, all of the formatting instructions in that style are applied at one time.).

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If you didn't use styles (style: A combination of formatting characteristics, such as font, font size, and indentation, that you name and store as a set. When you apply a style, all of the formatting instructions in that style are applied at one time.) to format document headings, you can number chapter headings by inserting a SEQ field at the beginning of each chapter:
The text and field "Chapter { SEQ chapter }" produces a result such as "Chapter 3."
To print the chapter number in a header or footer, use the \c switch:
Page { SEQ chapter \c } - { PAGE } produces a result such as "Page 3 - 1".