DocTools - CrossReferenceManager
We have partnered with MVP Lene Fredborg to bring you this add-in.
link - wordaddins.com/products/cross-references/
link - thedoctools.com
This Word add-in simplifies and speeds up the management of cross-references even in your most complex documents.
Completely compatible with Word's own cross-references but with many powerful, new and unique capabilities added.
It can detect and repair cross-reference errors throughout your documents, including in headers/footers, footnotes, endnotes, text boxes and other difficult-to-check locations.
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New and unique capabilities
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Create custom cross-reference texts in any language, specifying whole text strings with introductory text and as many cross-references you want, prepared for fast insertion in any Word document
Insert any custom cross-reference text with multiple cross-references with a single click - e.g. including cross-references to both paragraph number, paragraph text and page
Automatic styling of cross-reference elements
Filter function lets you quickly find the cross-reference target you want
Powerful cross-reference checker that can detect and repair cross-reference errors throughout your documents, including in headers/footers, footnotes, endnotes, text boxes and other difficult-to-check locations
Automatic selection of "most recently used" references by type helps you quickly select and insert the relevant cross-reference
Comparison of features
| Feature Description | Add-in | Built-in |
| Insert cross-references to paragraphs styled with the built-in Heading 1-9 styles | Y | Y |
| Insert cross-references to numbered items | Y | Y |
| Insert cross-references to bookmarks | Y | Y |
| Insert cross-references to footnotes | Y | Y |
| Insert cross-references to endnotes | Y | Y |
| Insert cross-references to captions (Figure, Table, etc.) | Y | Y |
| Insert cross-references to headings directly from selected text, without first opening the Insert Cross-reference dialog box | Y | |
| Insert cross-references to any custom heading that has been applied outline level 1-9 without manually adding a bookmark first | Y | |
| Insert cross-references to caption number only | Y | |
| Offer only the types of cross-reference target types that are relevant to the actual document | Y | |
| List cross-reference types in alphabetical order for faster overview | Y | |
| Filter cross-reference target items for very fast selection | Y | |
| Save custom cross-reference texts in any language, specifying whole text strings with as many cross-references you want, prepared for fast insertion | Y | |
| Insert custom cross-reference texts with multiple cross-references with a single click | Y | |
| Define cross-reference defaults that apply to the first cross-reference you insert in any document | Y | |
| Each document remembers all the cross-reference settings you selected for the different cross-reference types and also remembers which target item you selected most recently for that type | Y | |
| Automatically apply highlight to all cross-reference fields so you can easily check them - you can remove the highlight again with a single click | Y | |
| Automatically apply highlight to all cross-reference bookmarks so you can easily check them - you can remove the highlight again a single click | Y | |
| Automatically apply a character style to cross-reference fields | Y | |
| Automatically have a character style added that looks as the Hyperlink style and have that style applied to cross-references (the built-in Hyperlink style does not work with cross-reference fields) | Y | |
| Apply a character style to all cross-reference fields in the entire document in one operation | Y | |
| Reset the formatting of all cross-reference fields in the entire document in one operation | Y | |
| Cross-reference dialog box can be resized so you can see many target items and long target texts | Y | |
| A cross-reference checker that lets you check the document for errors in cross-reference bookmarks and cross-reference fields and provides tools for repairing any errors found | Y | |
| Functionality that can prevent certain types of errors such as cross-references pointing to number 0 (zero) | Y | |
| Browse cross-reference fields and targets in two windows side by side - a dialog box lets you step through the fields in one window and show the related target in the other window | Y | |
| Generate a document with an overview of all cross-references in a document | Y |
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