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Word caption number agreement error

  • 15-08-2011 12:39PM
    #1
    wolf99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭


    Hi Folks

    I have noticed recently that when adding captions to things in word, like figures, the error checking nearly always puts a wiggly green grammar error line under the captions.

    right clicking to see the error shows "Number agreement". I assume this is because the Label may be "Figure 14" then a caption of "The dog", so the numeracy of 14 and the dog, instead of 14 dogs, doesn't match up.

    Surely MS would have seen this? Am I writing captions incorrectly?
    I have tried putting in a full stop "Figure14. The dog" but this still still gives error because that induces an issue with the "Figure 14" part and its given a "Fragment(consider revising)" error!! Arrgghh!!

    Am I doing something wrong or has MS just been a bit stupid again?
    How do you write your captions?

    Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    wolf99
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 311 ✭✭wolf99


    Well I just added in a colon, like so

    "Figure 27: an apple"


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