Cross-reference

[Rees]

Say that I want to make an ordinary cross-reference in Word (2000), to a
numbered item. The numbered item is in all-caps, e.g., ARTICLE ONE, but I
want the cross-reference to be in initial caps -- Article One. How can that
be done? Can I overlay some kind of font field over the referencing link?
Thanks.

 

[Chad DeMeyer]

Rees,

There is no way to do it from within the Insert Cross Reference dialog, but
once you've inserted it, you can toggle field codes and add the "\* Caps"
switch to the field.

Regards,
Chad

 

[Rees]

The switch \* Caps gets me a syntax error, and the switch \Caps gets me no
error but no change. It is initial caps that I need as the result.

 

[Chad DeMeyer]

Rees,

I just re-tested it and had no problems. Your field code should look
something like this:

{ REF _Ref78072229 \h \* Caps }

Regards,
Chad

 

[Rees]

Thanks. Needed a space before the end bracket. I have gotten away without
a space a million times -- must be a special sensitivity with this one.
Appreciate your help.

 

[Chad DeMeyer]

You're welcome. The trailing space is a somewhat tricky proposition. I've
always used it in all my fields because 1) I'm a consistency freak, and 2)
that's how it looks when you use the Insert Field dialog. But then I
started using MACROBUTTON fields and found that the trailing space gets
included in the display text of the result!

Regards,
Chad

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

And all EQ fields will give undesirable results unless you omit the trailing
space.