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How do you include Chapter numbers in an index?

Anonymous
2014-01-07T16:56:01+00:00

I've set up a 230 manual with TOC and Index.  However, the index prints the page number only and my document is set up with each chapter starting out with page 1. 

Is there a way to put Chapter number in the footer (and not have it visible) so that the index can include this as part of the page number?  Or is there a way for the index to also grab the chapter number from the header?

My header includes

Company Name

Manual Name

Chapter Name                       Chapter Numbe r

My footer includesRevision Date             Revision Number                  Page Number

TOC

Chapter Title                                          Page Number

Section Number        Section Title           Page Number

     Paragraph Title                                 Page Number

Index

Paragraph Title or key word                   Page Number (THIS IS WHERE I'D LIKE IT TO READ SOMETHING LIKE   9:4   (Chapter 9, page 4)

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  1. Stefan Blom 338.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2014-01-08T18:06:36+00:00

    For chapter/page numbering to work you must use the built-in headings (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.), apply auto numbering to them and set the page number format to include chapter numbers. The easiest way is to choose Heading 1 as the "chapter"; you'll need a section break between each chapter if you want to restart page numbers on each new chapter. See http://word.mvps.org/faqs/numbering/chapternumber.htm and http://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numbering20072010.html.

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  2. Anonymous
    2014-01-08T17:51:40+00:00

    I don't know what I am doing wrong but this definitely did not work.

    I've had it change the formatting of all the chapter headings (in the body of the document) to include numbers or in the footer it gives me the wrong chapter number.

    My first 12 pages are preface, TOC, etc and are not included in the formatted page numbering.

    Chapter 1, page one is actually on section 7 page 13 of the document.  When I set the Aligned At value to zero and the page number to start at 1 I end up with 3-1 instead of 1-1.

    It also changes other parts of my header and footer alignments and fonts.

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  3. Anonymous
    2014-01-08T15:21:02+00:00
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