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WD98: AUTONUM Field Not Updated Correctly Inside Table Cell

Article ID: 193178

Article Last Modified on 7/16/2007

Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

This article was previously published under Q193178

SYMPTOMS

When you use the AUTONUM field in Word to number several paragraphs inside a single cell in a table, each paragraph displays the same number.

CAUSE

The AUTONUM field is used to number paragraphs, incrementing each new paragraph in sequence automatically. Word treats each row in a table as a separate paragraph.

RESOLUTION

To number several paragraphs inside a single cell in a table, apply paragraph numbering.

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