Insert caption that ignore section breaks

Question

With section breaks,how can I insert caption which number is continuous?

Answer 1

If you include the chapter number in your caption, numbering will restart with each chapter.

Without the chapter number, numbering is continuous.

Insert a Caption - Complex Documents

It is possible to include the chapter number without restarting, but not just using the dialog.

The numbering is actually set in a SEQ field. You can edit the field to remove the restart switch.

You would want to remove the \s 1 switch at the end of the field. This assumes your chapters are numbered in level 1.

You can toggle display of field codes using Alt+F9.

Here is the code for a Table caption which restarts numbering at each chapter.

Here is the same caption with the restart switch removed.

Then toggle back. Captions with chapter numbering but without resetting the numbering cannot be automatically inserted. The coding for each caption though is identical. Once you change one, you can copy and paste it to replace others. Otherwise, you would need to modify each caption's fields.

Remember to press Alt+F9 a second time when you are done editing the fields to restore the display of field results.

Documentation: Sequence Field

Note that it is not a new Word section that triggers the restart, but the presence of a new paragraph in the outline level set in the Caption Numbering dialog. In the above examples, this is the level 1.

I believe but do not know that the \s switch in the StyleRef field displays the number only. I leave it alone.