Re: Using Cross-References in Text Boxes

From: John McGhie [MVP - Word] (john_at_mcghie.name)
Date: 04/21/04 

Date: Wed, 21 Apr 2004 19:19:40 +1000

Hi Tanya:

No. A limitation of text boxes is that they are in the "Graphics Story" of
the document. They are not in the "Text". So fields and cross-references
and numbering do not work in them.

You may be able to change the Text Boxes for "Frames". Select the text box
then right-click it and choose Properties. Look around in that dialog for a
button in the bottom right corner of one of the tabs that says "Convert to
Frame". Click it.

A Frame enables many of the same facilities as a text box, but it *is* in
the text layer and field objects *do* work within it.

Cheers

This responds to article <19c501c426f1$fb130cc0$a601280a@phx.gbl>, from
"Tanya Davis" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> on 21/4/04 2:10 AM:

> The cross-references in my document do not update, but
> when I click the link they do go to the right text in the
> document. The cross-reference will not update with the
> correct page number. My question: Can I update cross-
> references in text boxes? 

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