Latex: continuous numbering of tables/figures across chapters

put this in your preamble

[code language="latex"]
\usepackage{chngcntr}
\counterwithout{figure}{chapter}
\counterwithout{table}{chapter}
[/code]

https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/28333/continuous-v-per-chapter-section-numbering-of-figures-tables-and-other-docume