Your cross-reference modifications won't work because you're not applying a \*Charformat switch to them or, alternatively, applying a suitable Style (e.g. the Hyperlink Style) to their range. And, whatever you do, you won't be able to have cross-references change colour the way followed hyperlinks do.

Finally, none of this explains why you're messing with the hyperlinks.

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Paul Edstein
[Fmr MS MVP - Word]