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Inserting a Cross-Reference to Text
Summary: Cross-referencing is a great feature of Word that allows you to add references to text in various places of your document. Change the text in one place, and the reference to that text is automatically changed. This tip shows how easy it is to add a cross-reference. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)
Word allows you to insert the text of cross-references in the following manner:
- Select the text you want to be cross-referenced.
- Assign this text a bookmark name.
- Position the insertion point where you want the cross-reference to appear.
- Press Ctrl+F9 to insert field brackets. Make sure the insertion point stays between the brackets.
- Type ref followed by the name of the bookmark used in step 2.
- Press F9 to update the field information. Word replaces the field with the text to which the bookmark was assigned.
Tip #1391 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 2000 2002 2003 2007
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