HI, Yes Macropod's solution worked and no I did not realize if the "do not delete" property was set, the cross reference would not update. It worked in "testing" but I must not have set the "do not delete" property.

So am I back to your original recommendation to reference the table and cell of the source content control...arghhh.

I do want the cross reference to update when changed at the "source" control.

my this got complicated fast....

thanks