On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 5:25 AM, Hagar de l'Est < hagar_de_l...@openoffice.org> wrote:
> Sorry, should have been more specific. When you are in the Fields dialog, > Cross-references tab, there is a section at bottom and to avoid the final > dot, you can use the Insert reference to: Chapter or use the Reference entry > (to avoid the numbering). > > Hagar > > > >> >> On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 4:43 AM, Hagar de l'Est < >> hagar_de_l...@openoffice.org <mailto:hagar_de_l...@openoffice.org>> >> wrote: >> >> Have you tried the different options of the cross reference insertion? >> Especially the ones about context and separator? >> >> Hagar >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, May 16, 2011 at 5:32 PM, Mike Scott < >> m...@scottsonline.org.uk <mailto:m...@scottsonline.org.uk> <mailto: >> m...@scottsonline.org.uk <mailto:m...@scottsonline.org.uk>>> wrote: >> >> On 16/05/2011 02:29, Adam wrote: >> ... >> >> Let me be more specific. My document has numbered >> paragraphs and if within >> the text I add a cross reference to one of these paragraphs >> using Insert> >> Cross r*e*ference...> Numbered Paragraphs and then select >> "Number" in the >> >> Insert reference to option I get the following in the >> insertion point of my >> text: >> >> 84.<--- note the period >> >> so what I want to do is add words like: >> >> .....see paragraph 84 above..... >> >> where 84 has been inserted with the cross reference >> function but I am >> getting (note the period after the 84 >> >> .....see paragraph 84. above..... >> >> suggesting that the sentence has ended after the 84. >> >> Hope this clarifies. >> >> Adam >> >> >> Yes. That helps - needless to say I was using a simple page >> xref. >> >> Taking a novice's look, I see that the cross-reference format >> seems to take the exact same format as the list label - so a label with a >> dot has a dot in the cros-reference, one with a ) has a ), and so on. If you >> use a list label format without a dot, the cross-reference doesn't have one >> either. Actually, thinking about it, this looks correct behaviour - if the >> list entry is labelled 'XyzzY' then the cross-reference should also say 'see >> XyzzY' or whatever, so if there's a dot..... >> >> Anyway, you can change the list labels with the stylist (F11, >> select (probably) all styles, pick the relevant numbering one, and head for >> options. >> >> Best can do. But I'm new to this feature :-) >> >> >> -- >> Mike Scott >> Harlow, Essex, England >> -- >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe send email to >> users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org<mailto: >> users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org> <mailto: >> users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org <mailto:users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org >> >> >> For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org<mailto: >> sy...@openoffice.org> <mailto:sy...@openoffice.org <mailto: >> sy...@openoffice.org>> >> >> >> with Subject: help >> >> >> >> Hey Mike that's perfect......your best can do did the job. Your new >> to this feature perhaps but I'm still green with using this software. >> >> Thanks >> >> Adam >> >> -- >> ----------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org <mailto: >> users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org> >> For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org <mailto: >> sy...@openoffice.org> >> with Subject: help >> >> >> Sorry Hagar but I don't understand what you mean. I have quickly checked >> the help and can see anything about "cross reference insertion" or "context >> and separator" and sadly because of time constraints to get this job out >> today unless the suggestion is very specific I don't have time at the moment >> to do much searching but will come back to all this when I do have more >> time. >> >> Thanks for your help and understanding. >> >> Adam >> > -- > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org > For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org > with Subject: help > Oh I now understand..... Thanks Hagar Adam -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe send email to users-unsubscr...@openoffice.org For additional commands send email to sy...@openoffice.org with Subject: help
