Inserting a Cross-Reference to Text

Spencer,

Close the dialog box after you have created the bookmark. (If you don't, you won't be able to do any of the steps after that.)

When I say "position the insertion point where you want the cross-reference to appear," it means just that -- make sure the insertion point is where you want your cross-reference. (I don't know why that should be confusing or how I could make it any clearer.)

"Against Heresies" is not a valid bookmark name. Word won't allow you to add bookmark names that contain spaces. I'm suspecting that this is the root of the problems you are having with the steps.

-Allen

Could you please help this computer dummy further in using Word 2003's cross-reference procedure? These are my questions:

When I insert the Bookmark and name it, I am left with a dialog box. Should I leave that dialog box open or close it while I proceed with the following? I have to scroll down the page to get to my footnote for cross-referencing.

Position the insertion point where you want the cross-reference to appear. I've done that immediately to the left of the endnote. Is that correct or not? Do I have to place it after the endnote. A dialog box is created for this procedure. It has to be closed to proceed to the next points.

Press Ctrl+F9 to insert field brackets. Make sure the insertion point stays between the brackets. I did that and this is what happened: { }

Within these brackets, I typed ref followed by the name of the bookmark used in step 2.My specifics were: { ref Against Heresies }. The bookmark was Against Heresies. I tried it no space after { and no space before }, no space between ref and Against but it made no difference.

Then I pressed F9 to update the field information. Word replaces the field with the text to which the bookmark was assigned. When I did it, this is what happened: Error! Reference source not found: Error! Reference source not found.

What errors am I making?

I use this all the time in forms that are used to track equipment settings. The bookmarks can then also be used in formulas to provide calculated results. If you use a template it can be used to reference a bookmark and place that text in the header or vice versa.
I always insert them as Moray has noted.

Torgrim, this is handy when you want to refer to something mentioned elsewhere in the document, and that something isn't a heading and isn't numbered. Mark that something, your target, as a bookmark, then use the steps above to refer to it. Or you can use Insert > Reference, choose Bookmark in the dialog, and choose the bookmark name you've added. Cheers

What is the use for this? When/for which tasks would you use this?