Microsoft KB Archive/118985

Incorrect SECTION Field Result in Multiple-Section Document PSS ID Number: Q118985 Article last modified on 10-13-1994 PSS database name: WORD6

6.00 | 6.00 6.00a MACINTOSH | WINDOWS

= SYMPTOMS =

In a multiple-section document, if you insert a SECTION field in a text box that is located in any section other than section 1, the result of the SECTION field is 1 (one) instead of the current section number. This happens regardless of the type of section breaks you insert in your document.

= STATUS =

We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

= WORKAROUND =

Use the following procedure to delete the SECTION field from the text box, reinsert it elsewhere in the same section, bookmark the SECTION field, and then insert a REF field in the text box that references the SECTION field bookmark:


 * 1) In the text box, select the SECTION field.
 * 2) From the Edit menu, choose Cut.
 * 3) Position the insertion point outside the text box, in the same section.
 * 4) From the Edit menu, choose Paste.
 * 5) Select the SECTION field and press F9 to update it.
 * 6) While the SECTION field is still selected, choose Bookmark from the Edit menu.
 * 7) Type a bookmark name, such as “SectionNumber,” and then choose OK.
 * 8) Position the insertion point in the text box in the location where you want the section number to appear.
 * 9) From the Insert menu, choose Field.
 * 10) In the Field Names box, select Ref.
 * 11) In the Field Codes box, position the insertion point after “REF” and type the name of the bookmark you defined in step 7 above. For example, type “SectionNumber” (without the quotation marks). Choose OK. In field code view, your field looks similar to the following sample: { REF SectionNumber * MERGEFORMAT } In field code results view, your text box should contain the number of the current section.

KBCategory: kbusage KBSubcategory: kbfield Additional reference words: 6.00 macword mswdfields wrong different winword 6.00a

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