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

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

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.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
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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