Running Cross References in Headers - Like a Dictionary

[Dallas64]

I am using MS Word 2003, SP1, and am creating an instruction book, with a
numbered outline. I would like to put into the header or footer both the
title of the document (easy), and a reference to what step I am on (not
easy). I know that I can use chapter numbers in the page reference of the
header/footer if I insert section breaks. But this is a work in progress,
and would required lots of changes to section breaks if I did that.

Is there a way to put in a cross reference or some other link that will
reprint into my header/footerthe first line of my outline list that appears
on the page; then when page breaks change, the cross reference will
automatically update. This would be just like in a dictionary, where the
first and last word listed on the page appear at the top to assist in quickly
finding the entry you want.

 

[Daiya Mitchell]

Probably, depending on how your outline list is formatted. A StyleRef field
in the header will pick up text from the body, without you manually typing
it, and change without section breaks.

See the Help topic "create dictionary style headers" or this page for more:
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/StyleRef.htm