Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated February 3, 2024)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, 2021, and Word in Microsoft 365
Word allows you to insert the text of cross-references in the following manner:
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2024-02-04 08:20:06
Paul Stregevsky
Stephen Keeling,
Do you deliver your document in PDF? If so, there's nothing to remember: Your cross-references update each time you select Print. ...
The only risk is that a link has broken and a cross-ref has been replaced with "Error! Bookmark not found."
2024-02-03 06:33:41
Stephen Keeling
Hi Alan: I don't use MS Word's cross-referencing feature because it does not automatically update. Yes I think you can select the whole doc and press F9 to update all cross-refs - but I'd rather not risk overlooking doing this at the end of editing and having wrong cross-references.
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