[tikouka]

I have been a WORD user for years, but I still cannot work out how to make a
cross-reference appear as a link.

When I create a cross-reference it just appears as normal text (unlike
applying a hyperlink). Is this a default and somewhere you can opt for
colored text and an underline?

And what is the point of a x-ref that cannot be identified as a x-ref until
you actually hover over it? Unless I am missing something really basic, that
seems really stupid.