Hi,

I´m working with two kinds of numbered lists in Word.
The first one is like this:
I - this is the first item;
II - this is the second item.

The second one is like this:
a) this is the first item;
b) this is the second item.

When I insert a cross reference to these itens, the content of the field is like this
"I -" or "a)" and I would like to edit it to be like this "I" or "a".

I don't want to do it manually, because I would lose the edit if I update the field.



Is it possible to "find and replace" a cross reference field content so I can find "-" or ")" and delete then at once in the end?

Thanks in advance,

Adriano

There is no built-in way to exclude the separators when you cross-reference a paragraph number, unfortunately.

You can instruct Word to omit text but not separators. For example, if a paragraph number says "Article I," you can reference only the "I."

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