Word – FigureCaption style – edit to say Fig. 1. instead of Figure 1

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I use word 2013 and I have a FigureCaption style in my styles menu that formats a figure caption as:

Figure 1. Caption text.

This figure caption style is from a template I have used for years. My document has a lot of figures and they are wonderfully cross-referenced so I don't want to go back and "Insert Caption" to change all of these (and their cross-references). The journal wants Figure 1. to read Fig. 1. I can't figure out how to change this. When I modify the style, I am not allowed to alter the text at all. The formatting options are copied below. Where do I go to access the original text of this style?

Indent:
Left: 0.19"
Hanging: 0.06", Space
Before: 12 pt
After: 12 pt, Numbered + Level: 1 + Numbering Style: 1, 2, 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Center + Aligned at: 0.06" + Indent at: 0.26", Style: Automatically update, Show in the Styles gallery
Based on: Normal
Following style: Body Text

Best Answer

I figured it out!

  1. I right clicked modify in the style I wanted to modify (FigureCaption in my case).
  2. There is a button at the bottom that says Format.
  3. Clicked it and chose "Numbering". In there I defined my own numbering scheme as Fig. 1.

I am now dealing with funky consequences in my cross-referencing so I am about to try DavidPostill's way

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