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possible to have a linked autonumber field?
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I'm writing a document that has numbered examples. Since I don't know what the final order of the examples will be, I'm numbering them with the autonumber field. Now, when I refer to the example, I use the number. Is there anyway to insert another autonumber field that will be linked to the one which numbers the example, so that if I move things around, the numbering will update throughout references to the example. So what I mean is something like the following: +++++++++ Paragraph I: Example [1 -- autonumber] In example (1), we find evidence. Paragraph II: Example [2 -- autonumber] In example (2), we find more evidence than in example (1). ++++++++++ If I move the second paragraph before the first one, then my sentence in paragraph II will refer to the wrong examples. Example (1) will be (2) due to the autonumbering update, but the numbers in the sentence won't update. I have to go back and change the references manually. Is there any way to link them such that they will update automatically? I appreciate any advice, b/c the help file and online I only found references to linking to objects external to the document. AP |
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possible to have a linked autonumber field?
Insert | Reference | Cross Reference.
I think it would be: Reference type: Numbered item; Reference to: Paragraph Number. You'll have to select and hit F9 to Update Fields for the cross-references to update as the original numbers change. Alejandro wrote: Hi I'm writing a document that has numbered examples. Since I don't know what the final order of the examples will be, I'm numbering them with the autonumber field. Now, when I refer to the example, I use the number. Is there anyway to insert another autonumber field that will be linked to the one which numbers the example, so that if I move things around, the numbering will update throughout references to the example. So what I mean is something like the following: +++++++++ Paragraph I: Example [1 -- autonumber] In example (1), we find evidence. Paragraph II: Example [2 -- autonumber] In example (2), we find more evidence than in example (1). ++++++++++ If I move the second paragraph before the first one, then my sentence in paragraph II will refer to the wrong examples. Example (1) will be (2) due to the autonumbering update, but the numbers in the sentence won't update. I have to go back and change the references manually. Is there any way to link them such that they will update automatically? I appreciate any advice, b/c the help file and online I only found references to linking to objects external to the document. AP |
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"Daiya Mitchell" wrote: Insert | Reference | Cross Reference. I think it would be: Reference type: Numbered item; Reference to: Paragraph Number. You'll have to select and hit F9 to Update Fields for the cross-references to update as the original numbers change. hi, many thanks, you got me on the right track. you're answer doesn't completely solve the problem b/c i have many paragraphs before the examples, and in between, so the paragraph number didn't do the trick. but, if I first put the autonumber for each example, and then I make a bookmark on the autonumber field, I can then insert a cross reference to the bookmark, and have it fill the number in. Voila, this was the link i was looking for! many many thanks! |
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Regardless of how many numbered lists you have, you should be able to select
the specific numbered paragraph you want to insert a cross reference to. If you recognize the content of the paragraph, then you'll be cross-referencing the correct number. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Alejandro" wrote in message ... "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: Insert | Reference | Cross Reference. I think it would be: Reference type: Numbered item; Reference to: Paragraph Number. You'll have to select and hit F9 to Update Fields for the cross-references to update as the original numbers change. hi, many thanks, you got me on the right track. you're answer doesn't completely solve the problem b/c i have many paragraphs before the examples, and in between, so the paragraph number didn't do the trick. but, if I first put the autonumber for each example, and then I make a bookmark on the autonumber field, I can then insert a cross reference to the bookmark, and have it fill the number in. Voila, this was the link i was looking for! many many thanks! |
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possible to have a linked autonumber field?
Note that if the numbering depends on fields (other than LISTNUM or
SEQ), it may not be possible to cross-reference it directly; instead, a bookmark must be created manually and then cross-referenced. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message ... Regardless of how many numbered lists you have, you should be able to select the specific numbered paragraph you want to insert a cross reference to. If you recognize the content of the paragraph, then you'll be cross-referencing the correct number. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Alejandro" wrote in message ... "Daiya Mitchell" wrote: Insert | Reference | Cross Reference. I think it would be: Reference type: Numbered item; Reference to: Paragraph Number. You'll have to select and hit F9 to Update Fields for the cross-references to update as the original numbers change. hi, many thanks, you got me on the right track. you're answer doesn't completely solve the problem b/c i have many paragraphs before the examples, and in between, so the paragraph number didn't do the trick. but, if I first put the autonumber for each example, and then I make a bookmark on the autonumber field, I can then insert a cross reference to the bookmark, and have it fill the number in. Voila, this was the link i was looking for! many many thanks! |
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