In this connection, the cross-reference dialog shows only the built-in
headings, numbered items (which would include any custom heading styles that
had auto numbering), and bookmarks. If you choose not to use the built-in
heading styles and are not applying numbering to your user-defined heading
styles, then you will have to manually bookmark your headings.
It would make much more sense to use the built-in heading styles, modified
as appropriate for a given document. This is just one advantage of using the
built-in styles; see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numb...ingStyles.html
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org
"PTwriter" wrote in message
...
OK, now I have restored/recreated the original Normal.dotm, and am
creating
my template. I create heading styles based on Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.
but
using my own names. When I try to create cross-references, however, the
dialog shows only the original Heading 1, Heading 2, etc., and none of my
own
customized headings. How do I get cross-references automatically to my
own
headings? (I believe it worked originally before everything got messed
up.)
TIA
"Jay Freedman" wrote:
You can get back to a factory-fresh Normal.dotm template by following
the instructions in
http://www.word.mvps.org/FAQs/AppErr...ocNotBlank.htm.
Once you've done that, recreate your custom styles based on the
built-in heading levels. Then set up the numbering by using the
gallery on the MultiLevel List button (3rd button in the Paragraph
group on the Home ribbon), and choosing one of the list styles that
includes "Heading" entries.
--
Regards,
Jay Freedman
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On Fri, 4 Dec 2009 16:47:02 -0800, PTwriter
wrote:
Word 2007
I thought I knew what I was doing, and was following the instructions
for
creating styles, but now all my styles are messed up. How do I get back
to
the original definitions for Normal, Heading 1, etc.?
Here's what I was doing: I was trying to define specific headings and
paragraphs, based on the default styles but with different colors and
fonts
(no, I did not directly modify Normal, Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.--I
created
styles based on those styles). Then I was trying to make them numbered
headings as well, and Word quit recognizing them as headings--which
meant I
could not do cross-references to them except as numbered items (not as
headings). But then the numbering for my heading 2 did not retain the
font
information (size, color) of the heading text, although my heading 1
did. So
I redefined my headings as regular headings based on Heading 1, Heading
2,
etc. again. Now we're at the point that -- even in a brand new file --
Word
will not recognize any headings that I create as being headings, so I
cannot
do cross-references to them.
How do I get back to something that works, and how do I keep this mess
from
happening again?
Thanks.
.