When I do a select, cut, paste in place, If I have selected more than 1 caption frame they come back exactly as they were before with the numbers still out of sequence. If I select only 1 caption frame cut, paste in place, It always comes back as the highest list number on that page, without regard to it's physical position.  (unless there is a setting in the wrong position that I am unaware of) It appears the only way to arrange them in numerical order is to physically move the caption frame into order then cut and paste the content to the correct frame...that could become very tedious for a long document with numerous additions and deletions. As a beginner, I find anchored frames confusing to use, never knowing where the graphic will show up next. It makes a meaningful organization and display of graphics impossible (at least for me).  For this material, it is not necessary for the graphic to be adjacent to or move with a specific block of text. hummm....what to do? ... View more

Yes that is correct. Headings number correctly.   Paragraph style for captions is shown in previous post above.  A different numbered list is used for the Headings. graphics are inserted directly on the page and grouped with the caption text frame. In those cases where they may be inserted within a text frame the graphic is wrapped.  ... View more

Numbering across multiple stories seemed to work for the numbered heading in each unthreaded frame when adding or removing pages.   I have a similiar problem with the captions updating correctly, which I see has been a topic of conversation for several years.  When adding or removing captions they don't update to reflect the change.  Some post say it is numbered based on the order the text frames holding the caption was created and not it's position/sequence on the page.  Some say the only way to correct this is to cut and paste in place in the order you want them to be numbered, which I haven't found to work very well and is not a practical solution for a longer document.  Am I understanding this correctly or am I missing something important? ... View more

Thanks.  It will take me some time to work through your reference.  This seems like a serious limitation on the content and length of a caption not present in FM. ... View more

Thanks Mike.  This isn't what I wanted to hear, but it is what it is. ... View more

If they show up in story editor and can be edited there, that resolves the issue.  “Edits to the markers should be made in the Index panel.” I read where there is an option to “go to marker” in the index panel.  That must be where you are suggesting the edit should be made. (Not working on my system right now so will have to try it out when I get back to it). Thanks to you both for your help and suggestions.   ... View more

Barb: Thanks for your response, see my reply to laubender below. ... View more

The graphic might contain names of persons places or things.  It would be nice to mark those so you could find them in the index (or with the index). I understand that you don’t put the marker in(or on) the graphic but if you put multiple markers in the caption, while it may or may not result in overset text, they would be very difficult to edit (or identify them individually) should that become necessary, unless there is a way to just have all the markers in the caption listed so you could edit them.  Is there something like that I am missing? ... View more

Bullet #2 is where I am trying to get to.  I will work with it a while and let you know how it goes.  I’m not disappointed to see that Cross References have no part to play here.  Thanks Again ... View more

Thanks for your responses.  The problem was in the concept not the software.  I initially thought I would build a complete list of illustrations in the TOC and it would come out under the correct subheading photo, charts etc.  as they appeared in the Book....That may be possible, I don’t know, but the real question is why would I need a complete list of illustrations in the TOC when the next doc in the book is List of Illustrations which includes a complete list of illustrations arranged by type,  photo, chars etc.  I understand how to build the LOI doc using cross references, probably a little more labor intensive, but avoids the duplication inherent in the original plan.  I am not sure i understand levels in the TOC setup but I will figure that out. Thanks again. ... View more

I just made one text frame for the page and adusted the styles to place those three items.  Problem solved.  Before I did that I extended the text frame of the ChaptNum from the upper right across the page to the left edge and the TOC came out correctly also.  I had no idea It generated the TOC as Vladan_Saveljic described above.  Thanks ... View more

I will try this soon. The ChaptNum style is in the upper right of the page so you would think it would pick that up on the top to bottom scan followed by the other two styles which are left side mid page. Sent from my iPhone ... View more

From your TOC set-up screen I would have expected to see Level 1 at the top, but instead it is at the bottom, so what you are saying is that since the text frames are not connected the position of the text frame on the page determines where they fall in the TOC? In my example, the ChaptNum style would have to be further left on the page than the other two OR the text frames have to be connected. AM I understanding you correctly? ... View more

I arranged the Layers Panel as you suggested above, but when I set the TOC up the results remain unchanged.  I haven’t found anything that will change the order in any way.  I can however, apply TOC Styles to the TOC, change the tabs, leaders, and the page numbers are correct, it’s just the order that I can’t change.  ... View more

Unfortunately this could be a real problem.  It may mean I go back to FM and try to finish there. I like Indesign and it looks like it would work nicely for an 8 page newsletter but probably not so well for an 800 pg technical document with TOC,crossreferences, illustrations, captions, tables, footnotes, endnotes, index, etc. Thanks for you input. ... View more

Arnis: My experience with this solution is: 1) anchored frame(s) outside the text column  stay only on the page where the anchor(s) is, (but can be referenced from anyplace) 2) if you add another anchored frame(s) on the next page the numbering starts at 1 again (if i knew how, this could probably be fixed) 3) if you have 50 graphic frames with a numbered caption, does that mean i need 50 anchored frames to cross-reference? ... View more

Something isn’t working right on this. I place a graphic frame on the page which puts it in FlowA. I insert a graphic into the graphic frame and expand it slightly and draw a text frame. In the text frame I apply a paragraph tag for a numbered caption. It numbers the caption relative to the text frame inside the graphic frame and not FlowA. Each paragraph within THAT caption, numbers correctly but in the next graphic frame the numbering on the caption re-starts at 1. I want the captions to number sequentially in document. ... View more

This looks like it is going to work as long as the PageAnchor tag is the last  tag on the even page.  If PageAnchor tag is placed in the text someplace above  text on the even page then the text below that moves to below the new table on the odd page, which isn't really a limitation for what I am trying to do.  I guess there isn't a Float option here. Thanks again for your help. ... View more

In the table designer you have a choice of "top of right page" and "float" and others.  When I insert the table anchor in the text on the even page with "top of right page" selected, the new table takes all the text with it below where the table anchor is located.  If I select "Float" the text will remain on the even page but the table is anchored to the text and I have little or no idea where it will show up especially as text is added or removed. My original approach was to just anchor the graphic to the page, not the text, That way I could always assure the graphic is where I wanted it to be.  Then add a text frame under the graphic for the caption.  So what became a problem was the caption would not autonumber since it is disconnected from the main flow. I'll give your instructions above a try and let you know how it works.  Thanks for your help. ... View more

Been called away for a short time. Back soon and looking forward to trying your suggestion. Thanks for your help, I'll let you know what happens. Sent from my iPad ... View more