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Mike Starr
I'm using Word 2003 and there are two annoyances involving cross references.
1. When I've inserted a cross reference the cursor selection behavior has changed from previous versions. It used to be when I put the cursor in front of a cross reference and dragged across the cross reference, it would just grab the entire cross reference as if it was all a single character. That no longer happens and I'm guessing that I have some configuration setting incorrect to return that behavior. Can someone point me in the proper direction to restore this behavior?
2. When I insert cross references, I apply a character style (I've created one named "xref") to the cross reference. However, when the cross references are refreshed, the character style goes away. This issue is resolved by right-clicking the cross reference, choosing "Edit Field" and checking the "Preserve formatting during updates" checkbox on the "Field" dialog box displayed (adds MERGEFORMAT to the field). Ideally, I'd love to be able to insert a cross reference with the MERGEFORMAT already included and automatically apply my xref character style. However, I'd settle for just being able to insert a cross reference with the MERGEFORMAT already included. There's no setting in the Cross-reference dialog box to accomplish this. Any way I can do this?
Thanks
Mike
1. When I've inserted a cross reference the cursor selection behavior has changed from previous versions. It used to be when I put the cursor in front of a cross reference and dragged across the cross reference, it would just grab the entire cross reference as if it was all a single character. That no longer happens and I'm guessing that I have some configuration setting incorrect to return that behavior. Can someone point me in the proper direction to restore this behavior?
2. When I insert cross references, I apply a character style (I've created one named "xref") to the cross reference. However, when the cross references are refreshed, the character style goes away. This issue is resolved by right-clicking the cross reference, choosing "Edit Field" and checking the "Preserve formatting during updates" checkbox on the "Field" dialog box displayed (adds MERGEFORMAT to the field). Ideally, I'd love to be able to insert a cross reference with the MERGEFORMAT already included and automatically apply my xref character style. However, I'd settle for just being able to insert a cross reference with the MERGEFORMAT already included. There's no setting in the Cross-reference dialog box to accomplish this. Any way I can do this?
Thanks
Mike