I have a rather large document with a fair ammount of images and I am facing the following problem:
All images have a caption which looks like this: Figure 3-2 Paris. When I add a figure between figure 3-1 and 3-2, I'd like to have the figure updated.
I guess because I group the figure with its caption (so moving the figure around does not mess the position of the caption up) using ctrl+A and pressing F9does not work. Neither does closing the document and reopening.
My question: Is there any way to update the captions which are inside a group, all at the same time to be sure I won't forget any?
This worked:
Make sure all captions have the same format
Select one caption (still possible when caption and figure are grouped
Goto: Start->Edit->Select choose Select Text with Similar Formatting
Hit F9
You have now updated all captions.
PS. Tested in MS word 2013.
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I have a document with over 1000 images (set a), each of which are sitting on separate folder and I am loading them into my word document by entering the path in a "field". The images get uploaded to the word document and displayed.
I have another 1000 images (set b), all of which are named in the exact same way, except that they all end a different letter (b instead of a). I have tried to take my pre-existing and working word document that displayed the first 1000 images (set a), and edit the path in the field so that they all reference the set b images. This change is easy to make as I just need to find and replace everywhere that the text image_a.pngappears with image_b.png.
However, when I do this, the images don't actually refresh and are instead still displaying all of the images from set a. I have played around with a lot of stuff like saving the document as and opening it again, and for a separate issue I had to enter and exit print preview for my number sequence to update, and I tried that for this issue, but that still doesn't help. The only thing that I have found that works is if I go to each field individually, right click on it and select "edit field" and then select ok, and then the correct image will be displayed. However this is not a practical solution because I would have to do this over 1000 times. Does anyone know what is going on here and does anyone know a way to refresh/update all of the 1000 images at once?
Thanks!
Try Ctrl+A followed by the F9 key. You may need to press an Fn key with the F9.
If you need something more nuanced, I can provide a macro. For that, I would need the name of the field being used.
You may want to look at Paul Edstein's tutorial on relative paths in fields.
So I am having a problem. This is what I can create on one of my laptop:
On another, when I created something that has {TC} in it, the whole field code disappeared.
For the example above, if on the other computer, both are running Office 2010,
I can input the code to create the table of content from:
{TOC \f \h \z \f 1\t "Heading 1,1,Heading 2,2,Heading 3,3,Title,1}
to
{TC}
The moment I type in TC, the whole {} disappears.
Other field codes work just fine, except for {TC}. So my question is how do I get {TC} to show on my other laptop?
Thank you for your time.
Apparently, I found my answer.
When I searched google for my answer, most sites give this as a solution:
For Word 2010, go to File->Options->Advanced
Under Show document contents: Select "Show field code instead of their values"
This is the equivalent of pressing Alt+F9, which DID NOT solve my problem.
Apparently, the solution to get {TC} to show in your document is in:
go to File->Options->Display
and check to always show HIDDEN TEXT.
I hope this helps someone in the future.
Yeah, the disappearing TC code is annoying at first -- seems like it's broken. Other codes work, but why does that disappear, even if entering manually? Word instantly sets TC code to Hidden, even the field code itself.
To temporarily toggle this visible without permanently changing your display to show Hidden Text, you can use the normal Ctrl-Shift-8, which toggles display of spaces, paragraph marks, tabs, and Hidden Text, on and off. This is a good keyboard shortcut to have in your standard back of tricks anyway. It is frequent in Word that you need to toggle paragraph marks on and off, because paragraph formatting is attached to the Paragraph mark, and when they're hidden, it can be tricky to fix various formatting issues.
The original post was a few years ago, but I fear things have gotten worse since then, not better. I am using Word 365 v2201, which should be up to date. The other day, I wasted hours on trying to resolve this issue with TC field codes.
First I tried entering them using Insert > Quick Parts > Field. Word creates what looks like a field code, but it behaves as normal text. Messing around with the various controls to toggle field display and hidden text etc etc, has absolutely no effect. It is basically a faux field. And of course, it is completely ignored when compiling the TOC.
Next, I tried entering it manually, by using Ctrl + F9 to either create a blank field or convert some existing text into a field. Same result as above.
As with the original post, this seems to afflict only the TC field code. Other codes work fine, including TOC. And if I create a TOC field, then edit the code to TC, it immediately loses its properties as a field. If I then put the O back in, it immediately behaves as a field once again. Unlike in the original post, adjusting the settings for field display and/or hidden text, have no impact.
In the end, the only solution was to create the field using Alt + Shift + o to open the Mark Table of Contents Entry dialog box. And finally, this works!
I don't know if this s the right place for this, but I've been really struggling to get this done in word 2013, here's a photo of what I mean:
Screenshot of a Word document
See how the [5] and the [6] are? I want to be able to do something like that. I've tried many things but nothing worked. And I don't really know how to google this...
Maybe it would've been better preserved in Super User, but here the solution:
The list on your screenshot are end notes with square brackets:
Insert end notes:
Go the the References tab in Word and do Insert End Note.
By default the end notes should be numbers, if they aren't click on the small symbol in right bottom of the tab.
To get square brackets now, you have to do a Seach and Replace operation:
Press Ctrl+H.
Search for ^e and replace it with [^&] (see on screenshot, it's German but should be no problem).
Hint: For foot nodes you can apply the same procedure, but instead of ^eyou have to take ^f.
What you can also see, is a table of figures. How to create a table of figures:
You have to make Captions:
Go the the References tab in Word and do Insert Caption.
In the menue "Caption" which pops up you can select the label and further options.
You have to create a Table of Figures:
In the same word tab there is the button "Insert Table of Figures".
In this menue you can choose the layout and further options.
Version: This guide works for any version of Microsoft Word, however the menues (how to find them) can differ in older versions (2003 and older).
The Search&Replace Operation works for every version.
I have been given a Word file (.docx) that has about 35 figures and tables. When I try to add a cross-reference I get an empty list like this:
I made sure that:
1) The figures and tables are actually captions. If I delete anyone of them, the rest get updated as expected.
2) Other cross-references already in the file works. They get updated correctly like in (1)
3) The document doesn't have any 'track changes'. This is apparently a problem for some people, so I did an 'accept all changes'. Doesn't seem to help unfortunately.
4) I tried copy all and paste into a new file.
5) I tried selecting all and F9.
I'm perplexed why this is happening. Anyone can help me find the root cause?
I know that it is probably late, but maybe it will help somebody else.
Select caption below table/picture
Right click and select Toggle field codes - the caption show the code in format like SEQ xxx xxx
Go to Insert -> Reference -> Caption and click on New Label button
Insert the text following after SEQ from point 2. E.g. Fig.
Save the new label.
Go to Insert -> Reference -> Cross Reference - select the inserted value from point 4 in the Reference type dropdown list. Now you should see all the values.
The answer is based on the following link.
In Word 2013, instead of Insert>Reference>Caption, right click on a figure or table and select insert caption. A dialogue box including the option New Label will appear.
In my case, I think this issue arose because of changes in language. The tables are all captioned with the French Tableau, but in insert references, it had Table and a blank list.
I've got completely stuck on something that should be trivial: I am working with MS Word 2003, and am putting together a table of figures. I need to have more detail in the table of figures than I have in the caption. For example, in the caption I have:
Fig 1: John and Jenny in London
and in the table of figures I need to the source and accessed date:
Fig 1: John and Jenny in London, available at www.johnandjenny.com, accessed 03/09/2013
I have tried using hidden text in the caption, but the hidden text is not included in the table of figures. The only other thing I can think of is to include all of the detail in the caption, but make the bit that I don't want to show white. This is not ideal, because sometimes the additional detail is several lines long, and this will create a dead space in the caption.
Does anyone have a better way to do this?
Thanks
Sorry - didn't find your question on SU, so posting my answer here ...
Mark your complete caption and press Alt+Shift+X to create an index entry {XE ...} where in the subentry you add your "hidden" text. Then - instead of a table of figures - create an index and add the \r switch to get index entry and subentry on one line.
example: