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Problem Getting Variables in Autonumbering to Display in Document

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I've set up a series of paragraph styles to apply up to six levels of tiered section numbers in the following manner:

1.

1.1

1.1.1

etc.

For most of my documents, table titles are numbered sequentially beginning with "1" (e.g., "Table 1," "Table 2," etc.), but in some cases, I wish to number tables according to the paragraph in which they're referenced. Is there a system variable I can include in the autonumber field when specifying a style that will take for its value the subsection in which the table marker appears? Or is there another way to do what I want to do that allows the table number to autoupdate with the section number?

Thank you!

JMW

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(Ah, my solution isn't perfect, as I'd have to create a table title style for each tier of my section numbering. So I think a variable solution is still ideal?)

An option might be to use a custom cross reference picking up the section numbering

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"..but in some cases, I wish to number tables according to the paragraph in which they're referenced." - I'm not visualizing what that would look like at all. Can you give an example of how it would appear?

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Thanks, Jeff.

Instead of numbering tables and figures consecutively, my authors wish to number them according to the section in which they're referenced in the text. So if a table is called out in Section 3.5.7, they want the table number to be "Table 3.5.7."

Currently, I'm just typing the titles out by hand, which is a horrible solution, as nothing autoupdates with the corresponding section numbering. (For example, if a new section is added, and Section 3.5.7 becomes 3.5.8, the corresponding table number is still 3.5.7.)

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Aaaaand I just realized I can use the autonumber string for my paragraph style in the table title style to get the section number I want (eureka?). 🙂

For the record, is there a way to get the same behavior using variables though?

Thanks!

So I'd like to automate it by connecting the table number to the section number

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(Ah, my solution isn't perfect, as I'd have to create a table title style for each tier of my section numbering. So I think a variable solution is still ideal?)

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(I should add that I've tried using the system variables available in the autonumber dialog. Only a handful are available: <$volnum>, <$chapnum>, <$sectionnum>, and <$subsectionnum>. None of these produce the behavior I'm looking for. I tried inserting <$paranum> and <$paranumonly> but they displayed as literal text and not a variable value. I know I'm misunderstanding how these work, but I'm not sure exactly how...

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