Inserting a Cross-Reference to the First Style on a Page

Word includes a cross-reference feature that allows you to indicate the contents of a paragraph formatted with a specific style. This is done with fields, and is used primarily in headers or footers. For instance, let's suppose your document uses headers or footers that refer to headings appearing on the page. This is frequently done in reference material, and is a great help to the reader. You can use the following steps to set up this type of cross-reference.

1. Set up your header or footer as you want it to appear.
2. Position the insertion point within the header or footer where you want the paragraph text to appear.
3. Press Ctrl+F9 to insert field brackets. Make sure the insertion point stays between the brackets.
4. Type STYLEREF followed by the name of the formatting style used to format the paragraph you want to cross-reference. The formatting style must be enclosed in quotes.
5. Press F9 to update the field information. Word replaces the field with the text of the last paragraph you formatted with the specified style.

If you set up your header or footer this way, then every time the contents of the referenced paragraph style changes, the contents of the header or footer will change. For instance, let's say that you are using the Heading 2 style in the field. Every time a new paragraph formatted with the Heading 2 style is encountered in your document, the contents of that paragraph are inserted in place of the field in the header or footer.