Can't cross-ref to new heading style - no TOC entry, either

[Teresa]

I created a new style that serves as a section heading, but it is not labeled
with the word “Heading.†I want to be able to cross-reference to these
section headings, and for them to show up in the TOC. How can I accomplish
this? (They don’t show up as a “Reference type†when I attempt to insert a
Cross-reference. I’ve tried to change the style name to include the word
Heading, but this doesn’t work.) I’m using Word 2002 on XP. Thanks!

 

[Lene Fredborg]

If the style you created for your section headings is a numbered or outline
numbered style, you should see the paragraphs formatted with that style if
you select "Numbered item" as the reference type in the Cross-reference
dialog box. If the style is not numbered, you need to bookmark each section
heading - then select "Bookmark" as the reference type in the Cross-reference
dialog box and all your bookmark names should appear in the list.

Do you use the built-in heading styles for other purposes? If you need a lot
of cross-references to your section headings, it would be easier if you used
one of the built-in heading styles - then you would not have to create
bookmarks in order to cross-reference the items. You can modify the built-in
heading styles as you wish. See:
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html

For information how to create the TOC, see the following articles:
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TOCSwitches.htm and

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Regards
Lene Fredborg
DocTools - Denmark
www.thedoctools.com
Document automation - add-ins, macros and templates for Microsoft Word

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See also
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/UseBuiltInHeadingStyles.html for
some cogent arguments for using the built-in heading styles.