/text/swriter/01/04060100.xhp edited re spec "Enhance Caption Dialog in Writer" Options Adds the chapter number to the caption label. To use this feature, you must first assign an outline level to a paragraph style, and then apply the style to the chapter headings in your document.

Numbering by chapter When you add chapter numbers to caption labels, the caption numbering is reset when a chapter heading is encountered. For example, if the last figure in chapter 1 is "Figure 1.12", the first figure in the next chapter would be "Figure 2.1". Level Select the number of outline levels from the top of the chapter hierarchy down to include in the caption label. Separator Enter the character that you want to insert between the chapter number and the caption number. Category and frame format Character style Specifies the character style. Apply border and shadow Applies the border and shadow of the object to the caption frame.