Crossreference numbering

[jineu21]

I am using crossreference for numbered paragraphs like the following:



(3) a. I finally ate today at almost 1pm...
b. I usually don't eat on game day but I ate today for some reason.

It shows up at the insertion point as (3), and if I insert letters it shows up as ((3)a). But I do not want to have two parentheses here and want to have it as (3a). Is there a way to remove the inside parenthesis? I am using Word 07, but I wonder if later version support that function.

Also, in the crossreference dialogue box I see in the right pulldown menu options like:

Paragraph number
Paragraph number (no context)
Paragraph number (full context)

Could someone explain what their difference is?

Thanks.

[Stefan Blom]

Unfortunately, there is no way to suppress separators in cross-references.

[Stefan Blom]

For your second question, consider the following example:

1) Level one
a) Level two
2) Level one
a) Level two

The "Paragraph number (full context)" option always include a full reference, for example to "1)a)" while the "Paragraph number (no context)" option never does. In this case, the latter might be unclear, because a reference to "a)" could mean either "1)a)" or "2)a)".

The "Paragraph number" option includes the full context if necessary; otherwise it doesn't. For example, if a reference to "1)a)" is located under "2)" then you would see the full reference. But if the reference is under "1)" you would only see "a)".

[jineu21]

Thank you for your reply. I tried the three options and made no difference to the example I used in my initial question. Is this because only the number is automatically numbered and not the letters, so Word does not see any more context than just the number?

[Stefan Blom]

If you moved around the cross-references during your testing, did you remember to update them? Select all content (Ctrl+A) and then update fields with F9. You should now see the difference.

Note that if you are using a number format which includes higher levels, such as "1, 1.1, 1.1.1, ...", then all options will give you the same result.