table numbers in table captions

[pdenchfield]

Flare 10, Windows 7. How do you automatically number tables when using table captions under table properties?

1. Insert table
2. Under Table Style, select table style
3. Under Table Caption, in the Text box, type the table caption

Everything works except I don't know how to code the table numbering.

If I use CSS and caption the tables outside the table styles, then I use the following.

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		mc-auto-number-class: TableNum;
		mc-auto-number-format: 'CT:Table {chapnum}-{n+} ';

How do I number tables within the table style editor?

Thanks!

[angelabartz]

I don’t use an auto-number format directly in my tables. I set the auto-number formatting on the caption style. Then when I type my table caption (your step 3), the numbering automatically appears.

For example, the following is how the CSS looks for my print medium. Note that I don’t include chapter numbering in my table captions. My print medium just continues table numbering throughout the manual.

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table
{
    mc-caption-contunation: ‘ (continued)’;
    mc-caption-repeat: true;
}

caption
{
   …<some_additional_paragraph_formatting>...
   mc-auto-number-format: ‘H:{b}Table {Gn+:{/b} ‘;
}

[pdenchfield]

Thanks, Angela! Is the code in your stylesheet file or your tablestyle file? I'm guessing stylesheet but wanted to confirm.

[angelabartz]

Sorry for the delayed response. The code is in my main stylesheet rather than in the table stylesheet.

[pdenchfield]

Thanks, Angela! I am sticking with my previous style of table captions in separate paras for now, but I look forward to trying out your solution when I have some down time.