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For some reason my current 'report' has started numbering figures to 3 levels... so if something is within chapter 1, but section 1.3, the figure gets numbered 1.3.1...
This isn't what I want... it's too much granularity for me. I just figures numbered in order within the chapter... so 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 as they appear, regardless of the section within the chapter in which they appear.
Could anyone help? Thanks.
Assuming you're also using the amsmath package, you could issue the command
\numberwithin{figure}{chapter}
to reset the numbering system for figure-type floats. Try issuing this command toward the end of the preamble, i.e., after any packages that may affect the numbering system for figures are loaded.
Do check, though, if you're already loading some package or issuing some commands that forces figures to be numbered at the section level rather than at the chapter level. If so, you might try disabling (e.g., by commenting out) the unwanted instructions.
\numberwithin{figure}{chapter} (as lockstep has already pointed out).
\numberwithout{figure}{section}\numberwithin{figure}{chapter}. This should remove thefigurecounter slaving to thesectioncounter and re-insert it to slave afterchapter.