Section

The SECTION field inserts the current section number.

Syntax

{ SECTION \* FormattingSwitch }

Switches

SECTION supports sequence formatting switches (see the "Sequence Formatting Switches" section earlier in this chapter) and numeric formatting switches (see the "Numeric Formatting Switches" section earlier in this chapter).

Examples

To insert the current section number using capital letters (for example, Section A), use the following field:

{ SECTION \* ALPHABETIC }

→ For more information about working with sections, and using page numbering in headers and footers, see Chapter 3, "More Day-to-Day Productivity Tools".

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