Thanks you for trying to help. This seems to do most of what I hoped for without too much hassle, but there is still one problem for me. I need to copy/link a selection to, say, place A in the documant, and then also copy/link just a portion of the same original text to , say, place B in the same document. The procedure you describe does not seem to cope with this requirement.
Incidentally when I was using the troublesome DDE links it did manage this aspect very well, but of course that left the problem of the link references which is where all this started! Still trying/hoping to crack it - I'm sure it should be possible! For your information, in the present instance the document in question is the script/narrative for a Costume Show, in which the items, the order and the models can change from show to show. The aim is to automatically generate the chronological list of costumes, with the current models' names alongside, and also the summary list at the front of the document. It did all work very well with the DDE Links, before I ran into the problem of the links always referring to the originating document. Howard ----- Original Message----- From: "Ian Laurenson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 14, 2005 10:25 AM Subject: Re: [users] Hyperlinks > On Thu, 2005-04-14 at 20:53, Howard Burford wrote: > > As a result of my disaster using DDE links inadvisably, I'm now trying to > > get my head round hyperlinks - with very little success. > > > > What I wish to do is to select a portion of text in a document, and to > > reproduce it elsewhere in the same document, such that when the original > > text is modified the linked similar text is automatically modified in the > > same way. > > > > I can't believe it is so difficult - I must be approaching it the wrong way! > > Hi Howard, > What you are wanting to do is cross reference. > > There are several ways of doing this. I'll use set references. > > > Select the "master text" > Insert > Cross reference... > set reference > Give it a name > Click Insert > > Now position the cursor where you want the cross reference to go. > Select insert reference > Choose the name > Under Format select Reference > Click insert > > If you are doing a lot of these then I have developed some macros that > you may find useful. They are available from: > http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/hillview/OOo/ > > Thanks, Ian > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
