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Last updated 6/6/2015
Using cross-reference formats
Several cross-reference formats appear in the New Cross-Reference dialog box by default. You can edit these formats,
delete them, or create your own.
Note: If you’ve deleted or edited cross-reference formats in your document and want to return them to the default formats,
you can choose Load Cross-Reference Formats from the panel menu and choose a document with unedited formats. You
can also synchronize cross-reference formats in a book.
Create or edit cross-reference formats
Unlike other presets, cross-reference formats can be edited or deleted. When you edit a cross-reference format, any
source cross-reference that uses that format is automatically updated.
1 Do any of the following:
• Choose Define Cross-Reference Formats from the Cross-References panel menu.
• While creating or editing a cross-reference, click the Create Or Edit Cross-Reference Formats button .
2 In the Cross-Reference Formats dialog box, do one of the following:
• To edit a format, select the format on the left.
• To create a format, select a format to base the new format on, and then click the Create Format button . This
creates a duplicate of the selected format.
3 For Name, specify the name of the format.
4 In the Definition text box, add or remove any text as needed. Click the Building Block icon to insert building
blocks from a menu. Click the Special Characters icon to select dashes, spaces, quotation marks, and other
special characters.
5 To apply a character style to the entire cross-reference, select Character Style For Cross-Reference, and then choose
or create the character style from the menu.
You can also use the Character Style building block to apply a character style to text within the cross-reference.
6 Click Save to save the changes. Click OK when finished.
Cross-reference building blocks
Building block What it does Example
Page Number Inserts the page number. on page
on page 23
Paragraph Number Inserts the paragraph number in a cross-
reference to a numbered list. See
See 1
In this example, only “1” is used from the
paragraph, “1. Animals.”
Paragraph Text Inserts the paragraph text without the
paragraph number in a cross-reference to a
numbered list. See “”
See “Animals”
In this example, only “Animals” is used from
the paragraph, “1. Animals.”
Full Paragraph Inserts the entire paragraph, including
paragraph number and paragraph text. See “”
See “1. Animals”