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I need to insert into a legal document automatically updating Exhibit

numbers. I have used the AutoNumLgl field but it is not behaving as I really

need it to. I need to say â??Exhibit JES1â??, â??Exhibit JES2â?? etc but when I use

the AutoNumLgl field the JES separates from the 1 if itâ??s on the end of a

line. I need them to stay together. Also, this field doesnâ??t allow me to have

two exhibits in the one paragraph. Any suggestions?


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One approach is to use an SEQ field immediately after the JES prefix. With

field codes expanded, this would appear as:



JES{ seq exhibit }, JES{ seq exhibit }, JES{ seq exhibit }



and with field codes toggled off, it would appear as:



JES1, JES2, JES3.



SEQ field codes are designed for numbering things such as exhibits, tables,

figures, etc., so they behave exactly as you appear to want them to.





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Herb Tyson MS MVP

Author of the Word 2007 Bible

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"jlfetch" <jlfetch@discussions.microsoft.com>wrote in message

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Thanks so much, Herb. It worked a charm. I'm not a huge Word wizard but I do

have a basic understanding of fields. I also need to have the option to

insert a letter instead of a numeral. I have had a look at the field codes

and tried inserting the seq field and selecting the alpha sequence but when I

toggle my field code I get 'Error! No sequence specified'. I tried replacing

exhibit with alpha (and variations thereof) but nothing worked. Any

suggestions that will point me in the right direction?



"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:

What you should have is { SEQ Exhibit \* alphabetic }or { SEQ Exhibit \*

ALPHABETIC } when modifying the field press F9 to update it.



The sequence not specified is the identifier - here Exhibit.



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jlfetch wrote:



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Thanks, Graham and Herb. Your help was very much appreciated.



"Graham Mayor" wrote: