Labeling figures as Figure 1, 2, 3 in LyX

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I am making a document in LyX but my figures are labelled here as figure 2.1, figure 3.1, figure 3.2 etc instead of figure 1, figure 2etc. How can I fix this issue?

More or less duplicate of How to control figure numbering in Lyx I think. If the 2 in figure 2.1 is the chapter number you need chapter in counterwithout of course. — Torbjørn T., Mar 10 '15 at 20:14
i corrected that by making changes in Dcument-> settings-> modules -> deleting "figure name by sections" It worked! — faiza, Mar 10 '15 at 20:37

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:35

As you discover ...

Document > Settings... > Modules > Number Figures by Section > Delete

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This remove \numberwithin{figure}{section} in the LaTeX Preamble (as well as \usepackage{amsmath} if not needed by another command).

Note that in LaTeX preamble you can use also the chngcntr package to control the numeration of floats. See Continuous v. per-chapter/section numbering of figures, tables, and other document elements for more information.

Labeling figures as Figure 1, 2, 3 in LyX

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