unwanted paragraph marks inserted

[Ginny Ross]

I am creating a report with captions and equations that
have cross-references in the body of the text (i.e. the
words "Figure 1" hyperlink to the actual caption for
Figure 1.

The problem is that after I save the document and re-open
it, Word has inserted multiple paragraph marks (i.e.
returns) before the cross-reference field (i.e. the
words "Figure 1" so that a large gap occurs in my document.

For example, the text body might say:

Word is a great application, especially when compared to
the old manual type-writer shown in Figure 1. They were
very difficult to operate and not much fun.

After saving, it comes up as:

Word is a great application, especially when compared to
the old manual type-writer shown in
(return)
(return)
(return)
(return)
(return)
Figure 1. They were very difficult to operate and not
much fun.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks, Ginny

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Did you insert empty paragraphs above your figure after inserting the
cross-reference? If so, you got them inside the bookmark for the Xref.
Delete the cross-reference and reinsert it, and next time remember to press
Enter at the end of the preceding paragraph instead of at the beginning of
the figure caption.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.mvps.org/word
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