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Captions in Word
In Word, chapter/caption numbering consists of two parts, a STYLEREF field which references a heading number followed by a SEQ field for the caption number.
When a chapter/caption number appears as 0.#, the issue is that the STYLEREF field can't find the heading number which the program is trying to reference.
The first step is to look for blank heading paragraphs whose numbering have been suppressed. Remove those blank paragraphs completely or, at the very least, apply Normal style to them, so that Word won't try to reference them. The task will be easier if you display nonprinting marks in Word, for example by clicking the ¶ icon on the Home tab. Paragraph marks will appear as ¶ symbols (pilcrows).
How was heading numbering created? You have to use Word's outline numbering facility for the chapter numbers to be referenced correctly.
If you want to, you can share a representative sample document and I'll have a closer look.
- The document I am working on is currently about 200 pages.
I did use the outline number system to create the chapter numbers. The document is a doctoral dissertation using a seminary provided template. I can send you a copy of the template or the document itself. Which would work best?Stefan_Blom