automating Chapter numbers

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I am using Word 2002 in Windows XP and am in the process of preparing a new
edition of a book manuscript. In doing this I am changing the order of
several chapters. In the earlier Word manuscript, the chapters were
manually numbered (I title, II title2, etc.).

Is there a way to automate the chapter numbers - the way caption and figure
numbers are automated - so that they renumber themselves correctly
automatically rather than manually?

Thanks.

Jeff
 
Yes, you can apply auto numbering to the style used for the chapter title.
It's usually preferable to use one of Word's built-in heading styles for
this. For general principles of outline numbering (which I recommend using
even for a single heading level), see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

When you do this, consider the effects on the TOC (if you will have one); if
you're using a single paragraph for the chapter number and title, there is
no problem, but if you decide to separate them, i.e.:

Chapter 1
Title of First Chapter

then you want to think about how this will be handled in the TOC; for this,
see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
 
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