Writer Guide

Note
Once the category, numbering style and separator are
established in the Caption dialog box, you can edit them in the
document if you choose. However, doing so may damage the
automatic numbering and reference links. If you need to
establish the numbering and reference link for the caption, you
can choose to leave your caption blank in the Caption dialog box
and add it later.
Writer supplies five different category labels for captions: <None>,
Drawing, Table, Illustration, and Text.
You can also create your own category labels, formatting, and
separators. For example, you might want your tables to be labeled as
Fantasia, formatted with roman numerals, and using a period (‘.’) as a
separator, as follows:
Fantasia I. Interesting data
Fantasia II. More interesting data
Fantasia III. Yet more interesting data
To accomplish this:
1) Open the Caption dialog box following the instructions above.
2) In the Category field, select the text and type the word Fantasia.
3) In the Numbering drop-down, select the Roman (I II III) option.
4) In the Separator field, select the text and type a period (.)
followed by a space.
Note
OOo will use exactly what you type into the Category and
Separator fields, so be sure to include any additional spaces or
punctuation you want to see in your caption.
Additional options for numbering captions by chapter are available
under the Options button in the Captions dialog box. Some of these
settings which refer to the outline level will only have an effect if you
are using outline level paragraph styles on the chapter headings within
your document. See Chapter 7 (Working With Styles) for information.
By adding chapter numbers to your captions, OOo will restart the
caption numbering for each chapter it encounters. For example, if the
last figure caption you create in chapter 1 is Figure 1.15, and the next
figure caption you create is in chapter 2, the numbering will start over
at Figure 2.1.
Options available to chapter numbering for captions include the
following:
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