How to display figure number only in cross reference

Anonymous
2012-03-09T17:01:27+00:00

Is there a way to have a cross reference to a figure only display the number, without displaying the label?

For example, I want to reference several figures at once, so it is most natural to say "see Figures 1,3,6, and 9".  It is less natural to say "see Figure 1, Figure 3, Figure 6, and Figure 9",

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Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2012-03-09T19:53:23+00:00

After you have inserted the cross-reference, add a so-called numeric picture switch to specify a number format. To do that, press Alt+F9 to display field codes; you'll find that the cross-references are REF fields. Add # "0" to the end of the relevant REF fields. Press Alt+F9 again to hide the codes, and press F9 to update fields in the selection.

Alternatively, manually add a bookmark around the figure number and then insert a cross-reference to the bookmark text.

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Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
2012-03-15T22:46:33+00:00

OK, if heading numbering is included with the captions, you can't use the workaround with the numeric switch.

Edit: You actually can use a numeric switch; see Suzanne's article at http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/CombineXrefs.htm.

As previously suggested, you can add a bookmark around the caption number and insert a cross-reference to bookmark text. Alternatively, use the "kludgy" workaround in the article at http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/CombineXrefs.htm.

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-04-15T13:38:58+00:00

    And now, is it possible to create a custom cross-reference "template", named "Figure, number only", that would automatically include # "0" in the reference code upon creation of the cross-reference? That would be just great :-)

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  2. Stefan Blom 352.7K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-04-15T18:46:56+00:00

    Unfortunately, no, it isn't possible to create custom formats. In the Cross-reference dialog box, you will see the available predefined formats.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-06-06T22:12:46+00:00

    Hi,

    I just tried (for more than an hour) to apply the instructions that Suzanne Barnhill gives on her website but without any success at all!

    I have chapter numbers (using Heading 1) and an period separating chapter# from figure#.

    Every time I insert #0 or #0.0 or #0.0x I always get the same result: what is displayed is the sum of chapter# and figure#... I realized this by increasing the chapter number (using the multilevel list options) and testing the switches.

    If I try without the chapter style on the document, everything works fine with the switch #0 , but if I try to use #0.0 then I get, e.g. for figure 2, this: 02 . This last experiment was just to see what would happen with that switch.

    I tried many different ways, in different documents, but no luck...

    Any ideas on what this problem could be?

    Thanks in advance.

    Duarte

    (I'm using Windows 7 and Word 2007)

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