WD97: AUTONUM Field Not Updated Correctly Inside Table Cell

ID: Q193177

The information in this article applies to:

• Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

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.

Additional query words: para numbering reverts

Keywords          : kbdta
Version           : WINDOWS:97
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbprb

Last Reviewed: February 11, 1999