Cross-References

[mjcarbone]

Can you create a cross reference manually?

 

[Jay Freedman]

Can you create a cross reference manually?

Yes, insert a bookmark at the point you want to refer to, and insert a REF
field containing the bookmark's name at the point where you want the
reference.

The cross-reference feature on the Insert menu simply automates that process
by letting you identify a reference point and inserting a hidden bookmark
there. If you right-click one of these cross references and select Toggle
Field Code, you'll see the bookmark name, something like _Ref123456; and if
you check the "Hidden bookmarks" box in the Insert > Bookmark dialog, you
can see the same bookmark name.

If you want your manual cross reference to use the page number instead of
the text of the item, use a PAGEREF field instead of a REF field. There are
also switches you can use in the field code to get other information about
the reference point -- look up "REF field code" in the Help.

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Jay Freedman
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[CyberTaz]

Certainly... but why would you want to?

Ctrl+F9 generically inserts a field manually, but Cross-References might be
any of several different types of fields so you need to know which code to
enter, you need to know the precise identity of exactly what it is that is
being referenced - many of which you have no [simple] way of knowing ({
PAGEREF _Ref163280893 \h } - who'd figure "Ref163280893" is the identity of
item #2 in _that_ specific numbered list?) - and then it's a matter of the
appropriate switches. IMHO, use the Insert>Cross-Reference dialog... far
more expeditious, efficient & accurate.