Auto numbering tables in word

Question

I need to number table entries in word and for the numbers to run consecutively from one table to the next.

I would like to set this up so that if the first table runs from 1 to 5, the second table automatically starts at 6 and so on.

That way if there is an additional entry to be made at say 2, the first table will then run 1 to 6 and the second table will automatically b adjusted to start from 7.

Is this possible?

Answer 1

Hi ,
I am Lyn, an Independent Advisor and a fellow Microsoft user. Here to assist you in solving an issue.

1. Insert your table as you normally would.
2. Select /Highight the cells in the table that you want to have numbered.
3. Go to Home.
4. Click the Numbering tab, in the Paragraph group. Word adds numbering, automatically, to the selected cells.

Do the same to the second table. Right-click the number in the first cell and then choose Set Numbering Value from the resulting Context menu. Word displays the Set Numbering Value dialog box. Click on "Continue from previous list". Click ok.

Source: https://wordribbon.tips.net/T000089_Filling_Tab...

Answer 2

Alternatively, when you do steps 1-4 and numbers don't continue from the last number of the previous table, you can simply click on the Autocorrect options drop down icon and select "Continue Numbering."

Answer 3

You can now add rows in any table with automatic numbering.

Answer 4

If that does not work for you, I would recommend a Seq Field or a ListNum Field.

Answer 5

Many thanks for your replies.

I did as you suggested on a trail document and it worked first time.  I have been doing something different previously because I thought I had tried that.

Greatly appreciate your help.