Cross-references not showing correctly

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raven33311

Hi all,

I have a problem in my word document. When I cross-reference a foot
note to another footnote in a document, the cross-reference number
only shows one digit. In other words, if it's cross reference number
23, you only see the "3". I've tried everything to fix it. Nothing.
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

lwwj
 
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Stefan Blom

Which version of Word is this? Also, does updating help?

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Microsoft Word MVP


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raven33311

Which version of Word is this? Also, does updating help?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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It's Word 2003. The application is fully updated. Thanks.

Lwwj
 
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Stefan Blom

I was referring to updating the *cross-references*, for example by switching
to Print Preview and back, but I'm guessing you've already tried that.

Can you reproduce the problem in a new blank document, or does it only
happen with a particular document?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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Which version of Word is this? Also, does updating help?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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- Show quoted text -
Click to expand...

It's Word 2003. The application is fully updated. Thanks.

Lwwj
 
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raven33311

I was referring to updating the *cross-references*, for example by switching
to Print Preview and back, but I'm guessing you've already tried that.

Can you reproduce the problem in a new blank document, or does it only
happen with a particular document?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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It's Word 2003. The application is fully updated. Thanks.

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Oh, sorry about the misunderstanding. Yes, we've tried updating it to
no avail. I just learned what may be a good deal of the problem. Our
publisher said the document started out as a Wordperfect document then
was edited in Word. Go figure.
Any ideas? Thanks.

lwwj
 
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Stefan Blom

There might be issues with converted documents. What happens if you copy the
contents of the document, except for the final paragraph mark (Ctrl+A,
Shift+Left arrow), and paste into a new blank document (Ctrl+V)? Does that
make a difference?

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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I was referring to updating the *cross-references*, for example by
switching
to Print Preview and back, but I'm guessing you've already tried that.

Can you reproduce the problem in a new blank document, or does it only
happen with a particular document?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

in message





It's Word 2003. The application is fully updated. Thanks.

Lwwj- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -
Click to expand...

Oh, sorry about the misunderstanding. Yes, we've tried updating it to
no avail. I just learned what may be a good deal of the problem. Our
publisher said the document started out as a Wordperfect document then
was edited in Word. Go figure.
Any ideas? Thanks.

lwwj
 
R

raven33311

There might be issues with converted documents. What happens if you copy the
contents of the document, except for the final paragraph mark (Ctrl+A,
Shift+Left arrow), and paste into a new blank document (Ctrl+V)? Does that
make a difference?

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP

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Oh, sorry about the misunderstanding. Yes, we've tried updating it to
no avail. I just learned what may be a good deal of the problem. Our
publisher said the document started out as a Wordperfect document then
was edited in Word. Go figure.
Any ideas? Thanks.

lwwj- Hide quoted text -

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Hi Stefan,

Nope. I tried what you said. No go. I guess I can redo all the cross
references. But how do I copy/paste the document into a new document
without carrying over the corrupted formatting? Thanks.

lwwj
 
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Stefan Blom

If you copy the contents of the file and then, in a new document, click Edit
| Paste Special, and choose "Unformatted Text," you would get rid of the
footnotes (as well as any other formatting). But before taking that step,
have a look at http://word.mvps.org/faqs/apperrors/corruptdoc.htm.

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Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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