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Subject:Re: Word and PageMaker questions From:"David M. Brown" <dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Wed, 21 Feb 2001 15:57:15 -0800
> From: "David Berg" <dberg -at- dmpnet -dot- com>
> > 2. In Word 97 can you somehow have references automatically update in the
> > text? Every so often I want to refer to another page number in a text, and
> > I hate having to go back and revise "see page 37" every time the pagination
> > changes for some reason. I'm hoping there's some sort of anchor I can
> > insert to help me out.
>
> Shift+F9, I think. :)
Shift+F9 just expands a field to show its code.
F9 updates the value in a field.
The appropriate answer here is "Use cross-references."
--David
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dmbrown -at- brown-inc -dot- com
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