Now I want to also include the page number so change the Insert reference to drop down menu to Page number and repeat the process to insert.Now scroll through the For which heading list and locate the heading which you wish to cross-reference to.the actual heading text, the page number etc From the Insert reference to drop-down menu, select what you want to link to e.g.You will see all the headings within the document where you have applied a “heading” style e.g.From the Reference type drop-down, select Heading.You have the ability to include a cross-reference to many different reference types, including headings, footnotes, tables, numbered lists etc.The Cross-reference dialog box will appear:.
Click the Cross-reference button within the Captions group.Click the References tab from the Ribbon.I’m going to put my cross-reference inside brackets as shown below however, you can format the cross-reference however you prefer:.If you wish to type some text to make it easy to see where the reader should click, type the text now.Move your cursor to the location you wish to insert the first cross-reference.To open an existing document you wish to use for this exercise, press Ctrl + F12 on the keyboard, the Open dialog box will appear, locate the file and select it, then click Open.To create a cross-reference, follow these steps:
#UPDATE ALL CROSS REFERENCES IN WORD UPDATE#
As the document is updated and headings or content potentially move to different pages, Word will automatically update any cross-references for you.The reader will not need to scroll to locate the content The reader will be able to click the cross-reference link and Word will automatically move to the heading or page referenced.
I have seen many people manually create a cross-reference however using the built-in function provides you with several advantages: A cross-reference is essentially an internal hyperlink within a Word document which places text within a paragraph and links to content in another paragraph or page. The text “File Formats” and the page number are both links which when clicked will move you to either the particular heading or page number within the document. You can see at the end of the paragraph the text (See File Formats on ). Let’s have a look at an example of a cross-reference below: What is a cross-reference you may ask? Put simply, it is a method used to refer to another topic within your document and have Word link to it. Let me introduce you to a cross-reference. I’ve seen many imaginative ways of performing this function using Microsoft Word but today I want to show you the easiest way. When working with long documents in Word, you may find yourself searching for an easy way to link content between different pages.
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