SEQ

Mar 28, 2025
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Non-MailMerge field

{ SEQ identifier [switches] }

Sequentially numbers user-defined lists of items in a document. Identifier is the name assigned to the series of items that are to be numbered.

The SEQ field supports the following switches:

Switch	Description
\c	Repeats the closest preceding sequence number.
\h	Hides the field result.
\n	Inserts the next sequence number for the specified item. This is the default.
\r *number*	Resets the sequence number to the specified integer number.

csharp

using (var wordProcessor = new RichEditDocumentServer()) {
    wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Documents//Table of Contents.docx");
    Document document = wordProcessor.Document;
    document.BeginUpdate();

    for (int i = 0; i < document.Images.Count; i++) {
        DocumentImage shape = document.Images[i];
        Paragraph paragraph = document.Paragraphs.Insert(shape.Range.End);

        // Insert caption to every image in the document
        DocumentRange range = document.InsertText(paragraph.Range.Start, "Image ");

        // Mark captions with the SEQ fields
        Field field = document.Fields.Create(range.End, "SEQ Image \\*ARABIC");
    }
    document.Fields.Update();
    document.EndUpdate();
}

Using wordProcessor = New RichEditDocumentServer()
    wordProcessor.LoadDocument("Documents//Table of Contents.docx")
    Dim document As Document = wordProcessor.Document
    document.BeginUpdate()

    For i As Integer = 0 To document.Images.Count - 1
        Dim shape As DocumentImage = document.Images(i)
        Dim paragraph As Paragraph = document.Paragraphs.Insert(shape.Range.End)

        'Insert caption to every image in the document
        Dim range As DocumentRange = document.InsertText(paragraph.Range.Start, "Image ")

        'Mark the captions with the SEQ fields
        Dim field As Field = document.Fields.Create(range.End, "SEQ Image \*ARABIC")
    Next i
    document.Fields.Update()
    document.EndUpdate()
End Using