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tekwrite1955
Inspiring
January 13, 2021
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How to get a numbered heading style to reset

  • January 13, 2021
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I have a Heading4 with autonumbering. However, when I use a heading 1,2,3 and then use the heading 4, it does not reset.

 

Heading1 starts with 1.0

Heading2

Heading3

Heading4 say it increments to 1.1.1.10

Heading1starts with 2.0

Heading2

Heading3

Heading4 this shows up as 1.1.1.11 instead of 2.1.1.1

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    Correct answer Barb Binder

    Hi @tekwrite1955:

     

    Is Heading1 an incrementing heading number within a chapter, or is it the chapter number?

    • If the former, use <n+> and not <$chapnum> because <$chapnum> can only increment between documents, not within a single file.
    • If the latter, be sure the book numbering is set to increment the chapter numbers between files.

     

    ~Barb 

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    tekwrite1955Author
    Inspiring
    January 14, 2021

    So.... heading 3 AND heading 4 are not incrementing correctly.

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    tekwrite1955Author
    Inspiring
    January 14, 2021

    frameexpert
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    frameexpertCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    January 14, 2021

    H1 (5.1)

    S:<$chapnum>.<n+>< =0>< =0>< =0>

    H2 (5.1.1)

    S:<$chapnum>.<n>.<n+>< =0>< =0>

    H3 (5.1.1.1)

    S:<$chapnum>.<n>.<n>.<n+>< =0>

    H4 (5.1.1.1.1)

    S:<$chapnum>.<n>.<n>.<n>.<n+>

     

    You will need to put in your tabs, etc.

      Barb Binder
      Community Expert
      Barb BinderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      January 14, 2021

      Hi @tekwrite1955:

       

      Is Heading1 an incrementing heading number within a chapter, or is it the chapter number?

      • If the former, use <n+> and not <$chapnum> because <$chapnum> can only increment between documents, not within a single file.
      • If the latter, be sure the book numbering is set to increment the chapter numbers between files.

       

      ~Barb 

      ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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      tekwrite1955Author
      Inspiring
      January 14, 2021

      My brain is not working. The numbering for headings is

       

      H1 (5.1)

      S:\t< ><n>< >.<n+>< =0>< >< >< >\t

      H2 (5.1.1)

      S:\t< ><n>< >.<n>.<n+>< >< >< >

      H3 (5.1.1.1)

      S:\t< ><$chapnum>< >.<n>.<n>.<n+>< >< >< >      

      H4 (5.1.1.1.1)

      S:\t< ><$chapnum>< >.<n>.<n>.<n+>< >< >< >     

       

      Not sure why H3 and H4 are the same? (I inherited the files from the client) 🙂

      frameexpert
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      frameexpertCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 13, 2021

      Please show your autonumber building blocks for each of the paragraph formats. Or see these posts:

      http://frameautomation.com/framemaker-autonumber-primer/

      http://frameautomation.com/advanced-autonumber-concepts/

       

       

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      tekwrite1955Author
      Inspiring
      January 14, 2021
      It has to be something in the building blocks for heading4.

      The heading4 is not resetting when the content goes to a new Heading1
      (second image).

      Just noticed the heading4 (in the first image) is getting its sequential
      number from the Figure Heading which is also wrong.




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      frameexpert
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      frameexpertCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      January 14, 2021

      I am not seeing your images in the post.

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