Continuous table numbering

Question

I am listing a bunch of pages in an Appendix. If I do the appendix as \appendixpage, after a chapter 1 (for testing), I get all tables numbered 1.1, 1.2, ... 1.436. (Yes, I have 436 tables, and it's only warming up.)

How can I place all of the tables in the appendix so that they are numbered A.1, A.2, ..., A.436? Alternatively, how do I make sure all of the tables in the whole memoir document are numbered continuously, 1, ..., 523 (I have more tables before the Appendix)?

Answer 1

To make tables numbered A.1, A.2 etc. in the appendix, use the \appendix command:

\documentclass{report}

\begin{document}

\chapter{foo}

\begin{table}
bla
\caption{First table}
\end{table}

\appendix

\chapter{bar}

\begin{table}
bla
\caption{Second table}
\end{table}

\end{document}

For continous table numbering, the answer is very similar to this one. That is, add the following to your preamble:

\usepackage{chngcntr}
\counterwithout{table}{chapter}

Answer 2

To number the floats sequentially, as seen from the code in memoir, you have to redefine internal commands within the memoir class:

\makeatletter
\renewcommand\@memmain@floats{%
  \counterwithout{figure}{chapter}
  \counterwithout{table}{chapter}
}

\renewcommand\@memback@floats{%
  \counterwithout{figure}{chapter}
  \counterwithout{table}{chapter}
}
\makeatother

Seems to work perfectly for me.

Answer 3

For the benefit of other newcomers to LaTeX, the

\counterwithout{table}{chapter}

command needs to follow

\begin{document}

because it won't have any effect in the preamble.