Document refs

[Warrick FitzGerald]

Hi All,

I'm writing a legal document and would like to write something like this.

As stated in section 12.1 bla bla bla

Problem is that the sections keep getting re-aranged. So 12.1 becomes
12.2 and then I need to go back and manually replace 12.1 with 12.2.

Is the some way to get word to dynamically update type of change?

Thanks
Warrick

 

[junk]

Getting an existing document setup takes a little work, but it is worth
it.

Select the entire document and choose Format | Bullets and Numbering.
Then choose the numbering style. Word will automatically number all of
the paragraphs. You will probably need to remove your existing number
(unless it is already set-up for automatic numbering).

Then go where you want to insert a page reference and choose Insert |
Reference | Cross Reference (the wording might be different depending
on your version of Word--this is for Word 2003). Word will
automatically insert the reference to that item (e.g., 12.1).

Before you print, select everything (Ctrl+A), press F9, and Word will
update all the references (e.g., change the 12.1 to 12.2). You may want
to read Word's help on this topic--it is a powerful feature (e.g., you
have have it insert the paragraph number, as you requested, but also
the page number, the heading text, etc.).

Steve

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Insert | Reference | Cross-reference to "Paragraph number" of "Numbered
item." But cross-references don't update automatically; you need to trigger
an update with F9 or by printing.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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