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tonyc27808663
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April 25, 2018
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Consecutive Numbering across a FrameMaker book (Title edited for brevity)

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Is there a automated way to make numbering consecutive across the files in a book for tables, figures, and headings? The Format-Document-Numbering dialog does it for chapter numbers and footnote numbers with the "continue numbering from previous" option, but that's it. Any ideas?

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Correct answer Matt-Tech Comm Tools

Thanks it worked!

I did get the inconsistent numbering properties message though. I don't fully understand what it means. Can you please explain more....?  Within each chapter I had simply specified the table number as <n+>, So I don't understand what is inconsistent....I don't know what you mean by "changing the numbering properties at the chapter level"?


FrameMaker allows you to change the numbering at the file level using the Format > Document > Numbering command, or by right-clicking on one or more selected files within a book.

If the options specified in the book differ at all from the options specified in the individual files, you get the "Inconsistent Numbering Properties" dialog.

It's a little disconcerting, but it really just says that if the parent file (the book) and the child file(s) differ, FrameMaker will trust the settings specified by the parent (book) file.

It all boils down to this: If you set your numbers from the book file, update your book, and save all open files, you're all set!!

Glad to help,

-Matt

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Barb Binder
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Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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April 25, 2018

Hi Tony:

Absolutely. The general workflow is to the define the numbering for your template or first chapter—set up auto-numbering for Headings, Figures and Tables. Test to make sure they are set up correctly.

Here are a few resources on setting up the specific numbering you are asking about that I wrote up for my students, but they assume a basic understanding of auto-numbering, as you would learn in an Intro to FrameMaker class:

Adobe FrameMaker: Numbered Headings - Rocky Mountain Training

Adobe FrameMaker: Numbered Headings, Continued - Rocky Mountain Training

Once you get it working, use the same numbering for all of the subsequent chapters, but don't be concerned that they all show 1s—each Fm file thinks it is chapter 1 until you put them into the book window and tell them to update sequentially.

As a new user, you will want to first focus on learning how auto-numbering works, and then learn how to use the book window commands.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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April 25, 2018

Hi Barb.

Thanks for the quick response.

I understand how to set up numbering within a given file. What I want is for the numbering to continue in the next file.

My table numbers and figure numbers don't have the chapter number in front of them. I want them to start at 1 and go up from there across all the chapters/files in the book. So if chapter 1 has 3 tables in it, then the first table in chapter 2 is table number 4, and so on.  How do I get the numbering to go sequentially consecutive across the different files in the book?  Is there a book window command that specifies that the numbering should continue from the previous chapter?

Matt-Tech Comm Tools
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Matt-Tech Comm ToolsCommunity Expert
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April 25, 2018

Hi Tony, are you saying that you've already set your Paragraph settings to Continue Numbering from Previous Paragraph in Book?

-Matt Sullivan, FrameMaker Course Creator, Author, Trainer, Consultant
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