insert cross reference to multiple captions

Hi,

I am trying to insert a cross reference to multiple figures. The problem is
that every time I insert a reference, the word "Figure" appears in front of
the numeber. Is there a simple way not to inlucde the the lablel but only the
number in the cross reference? Also, can you insert more than one
cross-reference at the time (I tried holding the CTRL key but it does not
work)? BY the way, I am using Word 2003.

Thank you

It's fiddly but possible. *After* inserting the cross-reference (which
creates the bookmark), select just the number of the figure caption
(omitting "Figure"). Then go to Insert | Bookmark. Check the box for "Hidden
bookmarks" and the radio button for "Location." The bookmark that is
currently selected is the bookmark for the caption you currently have
selected. Click Add to reapply the bookmark to just the figure number.
Return to your cross-reference, select it, and press F9 to update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"giovanni" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to insert a cross reference to multiple figures. The problem
is
that every time I insert a reference, the word "Figure" appears in front
of
the numeber. Is there a simple way not to inlucde the the lablel but only
the
number in the cross reference? Also, can you insert more than one
cross-reference at the time (I tried holding the CTRL key but it does not
work)? BY the way, I am using Word 2003.

Thank you

Thank you very much, that makes a lot of sense (I just had to figure to
select the actual caption, not the cross-reference to it)!

Thanks again,
Giovanni

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It's fiddly but possible. *After* inserting the cross-reference (which
creates the bookmark), select just the number of the figure caption
(omitting "Figure"). Then go to Insert | Bookmark. Check the box for "Hidden
bookmarks" and the radio button for "Location." The bookmark that is
currently selected is the bookmark for the caption you currently have
selected. Click Add to reapply the bookmark to just the figure number.
Return to your cross-reference, select it, and press F9 to update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"giovanni" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to insert a cross reference to multiple figures. The problem
is
that every time I insert a reference, the word "Figure" appears in front
of
the numeber. Is there a simple way not to inlucde the the lablel but only
the
number in the cross reference? Also, can you insert more than one
cross-reference at the time (I tried holding the CTRL key but it does not
work)? BY the way, I am using Word 2003.

Thank you

Thanks Giovanni for asking the question I was seeking the answer to and
thanks Suzanne for passing on the solution. I found I needed to go through
the adding a bookmark and updating the crossrefence for both, i.e. I had the
cross references Table3 Table6 and had to alter these to 3 6 and then
manually add in the word Tables and a hyphen to achieve Tables 3-6 which was
what I'd been aiming for. Got there in the end :-)

"giovanni" wrote:

Thank you very much, that makes a lot of sense (I just had to figure to
select the actual caption, not the cross-reference to it)!

Thanks again,
Giovanni

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It's fiddly but possible. *After* inserting the cross-reference (which
creates the bookmark), select just the number of the figure caption
(omitting "Figure"). Then go to Insert | Bookmark. Check the box for "Hidden
bookmarks" and the radio button for "Location." The bookmark that is
currently selected is the bookmark for the caption you currently have
selected. Click Add to reapply the bookmark to just the figure number.
Return to your cross-reference, select it, and press F9 to update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"giovanni" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to insert a cross reference to multiple figures. The problem
is
that every time I insert a reference, the word "Figure" appears in front
of
the numeber. Is there a simple way not to inlucde the the lablel but only
the
number in the cross reference? Also, can you insert more than one
cross-reference at the time (I tried holding the CTRL key but it does not
work)? BY the way, I am using Word 2003.

Thank you

If I'd read the OP more carefully, I would have just pointed to
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/CombineXrefs.htm, which explains the
process somewhat better.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Jo_Soton" wrote in message
...
Thanks Giovanni for asking the question I was seeking the answer to and
thanks Suzanne for passing on the solution. I found I needed to go
through
the adding a bookmark and updating the crossrefence for both, i.e. I had
the
cross references Table3 Table6 and had to alter these to 3 6 and then
manually add in the word Tables and a hyphen to achieve Tables 3-6 which
was
what I'd been aiming for. Got there in the end :-)

"giovanni" wrote:

Thank you very much, that makes a lot of sense (I just had to figure to
select the actual caption, not the cross-reference to it)!

Thanks again,
Giovanni

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It's fiddly but possible. *After* inserting the cross-reference (which
creates the bookmark), select just the number of the figure caption
(omitting "Figure"). Then go to Insert | Bookmark. Check the box for
"Hidden
bookmarks" and the radio button for "Location." The bookmark that is
currently selected is the bookmark for the caption you currently have
selected. Click Add to reapply the bookmark to just the figure number.
Return to your cross-reference, select it, and press F9 to update.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"giovanni" wrote in message
...
Hi,

I am trying to insert a cross reference to multiple figures. The
problem
is
that every time I insert a reference, the word "Figure" appears in
front
of
the numeber. Is there a simple way not to inlucde the the lablel but
only
the
number in the cross reference? Also, can you insert more than one
cross-reference at the time (I tried holding the CTRL key but it
does not
work)? BY the way, I am using Word 2003.

Thank you