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DK
Hi all,
A few years ago I wrote a master's thesis on Word98 and this newsgroup
provided me with a great deal of help regarding all facets of MS Word
problems and solutions. I am currently beginning the write up of a
disertation and would like to ask a few questions of you all to ensure that
the formatting goes as smoothly as possible.
I understand the importance of using outline view and styles settings rather
than direct formatting and of course plan to do so again. My question today
revolves around the use of frames. Off the top, I am currently using
Office2000 on a Windows2000 equipped machine.
From my thesis days I seem to recall that there was some benefit of using
frames as opposed to text boxes when inserting pictures, autocaptioning
them, and subsequently cross-referencing those captions to some text in the
body of the paper. For instance, I would insert a picture, it would be
autocaptioned as Figure x:..., where the value of x would increment with
each additional insertion. I'd bookmark the "Figure x" portion of the
caption and then insert a cross-ref into the text to the bookmarked caption.
In addition, the caption would stay with the inserted figure and not meander
all over the document.
This allowed me to insert a new figure into the text upon editting the
draft. The new figure would be autocaptioned so that it fit in the series
and subsequent captions would be increased. For instance, I could insert a
new figure between figure 5 and figure 6. This new figure would autocaption
as figure 6, and the old figure 6 would be recaptioned as figure 7, figure 7
as figure 8, etc. This change would then cascade through the document once I
updated the fields. In addition, the cross-references would update as well
so that the body text reflected the proper figures I was referring to. Now
that I think about it, it seems like maybe I had to use text boxes rather
than frames. It's a little hazy now since that was written in '99.
Well, long story short, I would like to be able to do all of that again and
if I am misremembering now that I was able to do all that, is there a way to
do it in Word2000. I've used Word2000 for quite awhile but only for quick
notes, letters etc., not for anything like a dissertation where I'd need to
use the more robust capabilities that I've written about already. I have
tried to make sense of the help files for the frames vs text box debate but
when I try inserting a frame, I get a completely new looking layout (at
least as compared to Word98). Could anyone clear up this issue for me? The
most important thing is that I be able to insert pictures, autocaption them
so that the caption stays with the picture, bookmark the caption, and then
cross-ref the bookmark all the while retaining the ability to insert new
figures during editing and having those changes reflected in the rest of the
document.
Im' sorry if that's too much to ask at once. I appreciate all your help. If
you have any questions for me I'll be happy to clarify things for you.
DK
A few years ago I wrote a master's thesis on Word98 and this newsgroup
provided me with a great deal of help regarding all facets of MS Word
problems and solutions. I am currently beginning the write up of a
disertation and would like to ask a few questions of you all to ensure that
the formatting goes as smoothly as possible.
I understand the importance of using outline view and styles settings rather
than direct formatting and of course plan to do so again. My question today
revolves around the use of frames. Off the top, I am currently using
Office2000 on a Windows2000 equipped machine.
From my thesis days I seem to recall that there was some benefit of using
frames as opposed to text boxes when inserting pictures, autocaptioning
them, and subsequently cross-referencing those captions to some text in the
body of the paper. For instance, I would insert a picture, it would be
autocaptioned as Figure x:..., where the value of x would increment with
each additional insertion. I'd bookmark the "Figure x" portion of the
caption and then insert a cross-ref into the text to the bookmarked caption.
In addition, the caption would stay with the inserted figure and not meander
all over the document.
This allowed me to insert a new figure into the text upon editting the
draft. The new figure would be autocaptioned so that it fit in the series
and subsequent captions would be increased. For instance, I could insert a
new figure between figure 5 and figure 6. This new figure would autocaption
as figure 6, and the old figure 6 would be recaptioned as figure 7, figure 7
as figure 8, etc. This change would then cascade through the document once I
updated the fields. In addition, the cross-references would update as well
so that the body text reflected the proper figures I was referring to. Now
that I think about it, it seems like maybe I had to use text boxes rather
than frames. It's a little hazy now since that was written in '99.
Well, long story short, I would like to be able to do all of that again and
if I am misremembering now that I was able to do all that, is there a way to
do it in Word2000. I've used Word2000 for quite awhile but only for quick
notes, letters etc., not for anything like a dissertation where I'd need to
use the more robust capabilities that I've written about already. I have
tried to make sense of the help files for the frames vs text box debate but
when I try inserting a frame, I get a completely new looking layout (at
least as compared to Word98). Could anyone clear up this issue for me? The
most important thing is that I be able to insert pictures, autocaption them
so that the caption stays with the picture, bookmark the caption, and then
cross-ref the bookmark all the while retaining the ability to insert new
figures during editing and having those changes reflected in the rest of the
document.
Im' sorry if that's too much to ask at once. I appreciate all your help. If
you have any questions for me I'll be happy to clarify things for you.
DK
