Graham
Wed May 14 22:37:56 PDT 2008
The sample update macro at
http://www.gmayor.com/installing_macro.htm added
to a toolbar button is a simple way of updating the fields in a document.
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Graham Mayor - Word MVP
My web site www.gmayor.com
Word MVP web site
http://word.mvps.org
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Blue Max wrote:
> Thank you for the instruction on how this feature works. We have used
> wordprocessors that also provide a feature that will update or
> refresh all the cross-references upon request by the user. For
> example, the user can refresh all references in Corel Wordperfect by
> selecting a menu option to 'generate' the cross references. In our
> opinion, this is an extremely effective approach to making sure the
> references are functioning correctly and displaying the proper
> information.
> Thanks,
>
> Richard
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
> news:%23jHwQnisIHA.4360@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Cross-references unfortunately don't update automatically but should
>> update when you print, switch to Print Preview, or update fields
>> generally.
>>
>> --
>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>> Words into Type
>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>
>> "Blue Max" <mailrichard@msn.com> wrote in message
>> news:09A262FA-99EE-485F-BAC0-224FCA6EA08D@microsoft.com...
>>> Thank you, Suzanne, this appears to be exactly what we needed. However,
>>> we cannot get the cross-reference numbers to update after
>>> inserting a new footnote. We can right-click and update each one
>>> independently, but how do we force all the cross-references to
>>> update? Shouldn't this happen automatically and immediately by
>>> default? Thanks,
>>>
>>> Richard
>>>
>>> ************************
>>> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill@mvps.org> wrote in message
>>> news:e8o0ZKYsIHA.3616@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>>>> Insert | Reference | Cross-reference to Footnote: Footnote number
>>>> (formatted).
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Suzanne S. Barnhill
>>>> Microsoft MVP (Word)
>>>> Words into Type
>>>> Fairhope, Alabama USA
>>>>
>>>> "Blue Max" <mailrichard@msn.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:266F56D5-FA36-4CDA-B213-061D7CCFB786@microsoft.com...
>>>>> How do we put multiple references in the body of the text to the
>>>>> same footnote? For example, three superscript number "3" 's in
>>>>> different paragraphs that all refer to the same footnote. We
>>>>> also want all three footnote references in the body to be
>>>>> re-numbered (updated) if another footnote is inserted before the
>>>>> third footnote. Can this be done?