Hi Kevin, The Cross-Ref marker text is like a unique ID that matches a hidden property of any cross-reference that points to it. It is not necessary for the Cross-Ref marker text to match the paragraph that contains it. You would not want to change the content of a Cross-Ref marker because it would cause any cross-references that point to it to become unresolved.
For a somewhat detailed discussion of this, you may want to see http://www.frameexpert.com/tutorials/cross-references.htm particularly under the "Paragraph Cross-References" heading. Rick Quatro Carmen Publishing 585-659-8267 www.frameexpert.com hi all, Over the years as our documents have evolved, and headings and subheadings have been fine-tuned and changed, and chapters moved around and titled re-worked as content changes, I've had a growing problem with my cross reference markers not matching the text of the actual paragraph/heading. Looking in the Framemaker 7 Ref guide, I found this helpful statement: "For paragraph cross references, the marker test contains a number assigned to the marker, and the paragraph tag and text of the paragraph being cross referenced. (The marker text is not updated, so the tag and text may not match the cross-reference.)" Is there in fact no way to update the cross reference markers across a book, so that they actually reflect the text of the heading/etc. that they're attached to? Or is it like a unique ID (key) used to establish the relationship? I would have expected there to be an underlying numeric key value or something, as well as the text itself. Or is that not the case? I couldn't find anything on this in the archives, nor online Thanks, Kevin Hunter ExcelSystems Software Development, Inc. BCD International, Inc. www.bcdsoftware.com kevinh at excelsystems.com (250) 655-1766 Fax: (250) 655-1733