RE: Creating Technical Documents in Word

Subject: RE: Creating Technical Documents in Word
From: "Wright, Lynne" <Lynne -dot- Wright -at- Kronos -dot- com>
To: Lauren <lauren -at- writeco -dot- net>, "techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2018 20:26:09 +0000

I'm using a recent version of Word. I just checked, and nope, you cannot add a cross-reference that links to a line number.



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Subject: Re: Creating Technical Documents in Word

On 3/8/2018 10:01 AM, Wright, Lynne wrote:
> So how do you use line numbers as "reference points"?

I think they would be useful reference points in meetings and conversations.

> Can you set cross-reference links to them?

You can "go to" a line number on the current page but I don't see where you can reference a line number on a specific page. I'm using ancient Word, maybe modern Word has options that my Word does not.



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References:
Creating Technical Documents in Word: From: Cardimon, Craig
RE: Creating Technical Documents in Word: From: Wright, Lynne
Re: Creating Technical Documents in Word: From: Lauren

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