cross reference, field: numeric format switch

Question

Hi everyone,

in Word 2010, I used the field code (Shift+F9) to get the number only from cross reverences e. g.

• cross reference: Figure 2.1
• original field code: { REF _Ref469400923 \h }
• changed field code by adding the numeric format switch: { REF _Ref469400923 \h # 0.0 }
• resulting cross reference: 2.1

Now, in Microsoft Office Professional Plus 2016 the same field (updated) turns into 3,0  ??? (obviously 2 and 1 are summed up ?

What happened? For me, this is a serious deficiency of Word 2016! As a result, I am not able to print my "old" documents, because all the cross reference fields are updated then and turn into wrong numbers...

Thank you for any help

Robert

Answer 1

Doug Robbins solved the problem!

The Windows system decimal separator (Control Panel>Clock, Language and Region>Formats>Additional Settings) was set to be a comma. If it is changed to a point, the numeric format switch works. Obviously, this is not a Word 2016 problem.

Thank you Doug, for solving this irritating issue!

Answer 2

Using that switch in Office Professional Plus 2016, Version 16.11 (Build 7571.2072) to suppress the caption label (Figure), I cannot replicate the issue.

If you send me a copy of the document, referencing this thread in the covering email message, I will investigate the issue.