Microsoft KB Archive/183883

= WD97: Updating Cross References Causes Object Duplication =

Article ID: 183883

Article Last Modified on 1/22/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q183883



SYMPTOMS
When you update cross references to captions of objects in frames, those objects are duplicated at every updated cross reference to that object.



CAUSE
The object is anchored to the same paragraph as the caption.



WORKAROUND
To prevent the duplication of the object, when you frame an object that is being captioned, make sure that the anchor of the frame is not tied to the same paragraph as the caption. To do this, follow these steps:

 View the nonprinting characters:  On the Tools menu, click Options. Click the View tab. Under Nonprinting Characters, select All. Click OK. </li> Select the frame of the table.

NOTE: You will see an anchor in the left margin.</li> If the anchor for the frame is in the same paragraph as the caption to the object, point to the anchor and drag it to another paragraph.</li></ol>

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STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

This problem has been corrected in Word 2000.

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MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about caption problems, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

161868 WD97: Captions in Text Boxes Not Updated Correctly

123430 WD: How to Insert a Caption Next to an Equation or Object

168913 WD97: Cannot Insert a Caption Inside a Table Cell

169929 WD97: Captions Update to Zero If Grouped with Objects

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