(Msg. 1) Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 3:36 pm
Post subject: Cross-reference to a certain text rather to a certain heading numb Archived from groups: microsoft>public>word>docmanagement (more info?)
Can I insert an in-text cross-reference (References|Captions|Cross-reference)
to a heading's text in such a way that the reference remains valid
irrespective of subsequent headings renumerotations?
So in other words, if the heading numbering changes, I would like an Update
command to the cross-reference field to reflect the new text of the heading.
What I notice is that, for example, if I insert a cross-reference to the
heading "2.3 Equipment" and then, after inserting some more headings above,
the referenced heading becomes "2.5 Equipment", the cross-reference hyperlink
will take me to the heading 2.3, which is now a different title from the one
I intended to reference.
(Msg. 2) Posted: Thu Nov 20, 2008 11:33 pm
Post subject: Re: Cross-reference to a certain text rather to a certain heading numb [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
If you have inserted a cross-reference to the Equipment heading, then your
cross-reference should still go there even if the paragraph number changes,
but your cross-reference will not update automatically; you have to force it
with F9 or Print Preview.
But if you have created new headings by pressing Enter at the beginning of
the cross-referenced one, then you have gotten those new headings inside the
bookmark for the original heading, and the cross-reference will in fact be
wrong, and you will have to reinsert it to create a new bookmark.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"wildetudor" <wildetudor DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:AD78F134-BA95-4285-9268-0D41A097B080@microsoft.com...
> Can I insert an in-text cross-reference
> (References|Captions|Cross-reference)
> to a heading's text in such a way that the reference remains valid
> irrespective of subsequent headings renumerotations?
> So in other words, if the heading numbering changes, I would like an
> Update
> command to the cross-reference field to reflect the new text of the
> heading.
>
> What I notice is that, for example, if I insert a cross-reference to the
> heading "2.3 Equipment" and then, after inserting some more headings
> above,
> the referenced heading becomes "2.5 Equipment", the cross-reference
> hyperlink
> will take me to the heading 2.3, which is now a different title from the
> one
> I intended to reference.
>
(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:48 am
Post subject: Re: Cross-reference to a certain text rather to a certain heading [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Hi, thanks for replying.
Yes, the headings get renumbered as a consequence of new headings being
inserted (either by pressing Enter at the beginning of a heading, as you
said, or by applying a Heading style to a new line of text). Also, I do
Update (F9) the cross-reference field before following its link.
So given all this, how can the bookmark (i.e. field) 'stick' to the text
rather than to the number of the heading?
(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:52 am
Post subject: Re: Cross-reference to a certain text rather to a certain heading [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"wildetudor" <wildetudor DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:5EF3F524-CD96-40F8-B42A-2F6C6BB0E8F9@microsoft.com...
> Hi, thanks for replying.
>
> Yes, the headings get renumbered as a consequence of new headings being
> inserted (either by pressing Enter at the beginning of a heading, as you
> said, or by applying a Heading style to a new line of text). Also, I do
> Update (F9) the cross-reference field before following its link.
>
> So given all this, how can the bookmark (i.e. field) 'stick' to the text
> rather than to the number of the heading?
>
(Msg. 5) Posted: Fri Nov 21, 2008 9:52 am
Post subject: Re: Cross-reference to a certain text rather to a certain heading [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)
Thanks!
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
> See http://www.thedoctools.com/index.php?show=wt_cross-reference_trouble >
> --
> Suzanne S. Barnhill
> Microsoft MVP (Word)
> Words into Type
> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>
> "wildetudor" <wildetudor.DeleteThis@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5EF3F524-CD96-40F8-B42A-2F6C6BB0E8F9@microsoft.com...
> > Hi, thanks for replying.
> >
> > Yes, the headings get renumbered as a consequence of new headings being
> > inserted (either by pressing Enter at the beginning of a heading, as you
> > said, or by applying a Heading style to a new line of text). Also, I do
> > Update (F9) the cross-reference field before following its link.
> >
> > So given all this, how can the bookmark (i.e. field) 'stick' to the text
> > rather than to the number of the heading?
> >
>
>
>
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