Numerating tables, examples etc

Question

I am new to LaTeX and trying to get my head around a number of things. I have a number of examples and table throughout my report that I want to be able to call thing like Example 1.3, Table 2.1, Figure 2.3 etc.

I was wondering if there was any way that these could be numerated automatically, ie would change to fit the chapter they were in.

Thanks

use \label in the table or example environment and \ref to reference them. — Pattisahusiwa, Nov 04 '14 at 20:49
What do the prefix numbers (e.g., the "1" in "1.3") refer to: chapter numbers, section numbers, or something else? — Mico, Nov 04 '14 at 21:25

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 04 '14 at 20:59

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\documentclass{report}

\newtheorem{example}{Example}[chapter]
\begin{document}
\chapter{zz}

zz zz zzzzzz

\begin{table}[ht]

\begin{tabular}{cc}
1&22\\
33&4
\end{tabular}
\caption{some numbers\label{ttt}}

\end{table}

\begin{example}\label{ee}
some stuff
\end{example}

see table \ref{ttt} and example \ref{ee}

\end{document}

answered Nov 04 '14 at 20:59

David Carlisle

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Thanks, that's exactly what I was after, what does the [ht] after table do? – Tom Mounsey Nov 04 '14 at 21:36
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@TomMounsey - h stands for "here" and t stands for "top". See the posting How to influence the position of float environments like figure and table in LaTeX? for a discussion of LaTeX's algorithm(s) for placing floats such as tables and figures. – Mico Nov 04 '14 at 21:38
Ok cheers. Sorry, just another quick question. I'm trying to write within the example without using italics which seems t automatically be on. Is there anyway of changing this? – Tom Mounsey Nov 04 '14 at 22:06
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@TomMounsey there are a lot of packages that enhance "theorem" definitions have a look at texdoc amsthm for example, which has several predefined styles (italic or not) and a way of defining new styles. – David Carlisle Nov 04 '14 at 22:14

Numerating tables, examples etc

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