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switzerland chris
 
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Default cross references turn into normal text


I have the following problem:
some of my cross references (used mainly to refer to numbered headings
in a 100 page document) end up turning into normal text. this means I
can no longer update them!
what is going on here? can anyone explain how to prevent this in the
future?

thanks,
Chris, trying to finish his masters thesis


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Stefan Blom
 
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Default cross references turn into normal text

Cross-references are actually Ref fields. What is shown if you press
Alt+F9? If you see a REF field, similar to { REF _Ref117320401 \h },
then the cross-reference is definitely still there.

The cross-reference field could be locked. To unlock it, place the
cursor inside it and press Ctrl+Shift+F11.

On the other hand, if the field has been unlinked (that is, converted
to text), which can be done by pressing Ctrl+Shift+F9, you have to
reinsert it.

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I have the following problem:
some of my cross references (used mainly to refer to numbered

headings
in a 100 page document) end up turning into normal text. this means

I
can no longer update them!
what is going on here? can anyone explain how to prevent this in the
future?

thanks,
Chris, trying to finish his masters thesis


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switzerland chris







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