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to: BOB DAVIS
from: BETH FRIEDMAN
date: 1996-07-14 14:13:00
subject: Re: footer help?!

 BF> The trick?  The "styleref" field code.
 BD> This works well for most situations.  However, it 
 BD> doesn't do well in our situation.  Our document 
 BD> standard has this layout:
 BD>                                     Chapter#
 BD>                     This is the heading text
 BD> When we tried the styleref code, it picks up the  return> with the text, which is not what we want in 
 BD> the footer.  We've adopted cross references to heading 
 BD> text as the standard in our footers.  Its worked well 
 BD> for us.
  
I can see where it would work.  I've found cross-references to be a bit less 
robust than the styleref field code.  For example, if you delete a paragraph 
that's cross-referenced and then type in a new one, the cross-reference is 
lost unless the exact referenced text is overtyped.
  
If that's what you need, though, it's just a matter of training the users.  
  
Just out of curiousity, are your chapter numbers manually typed or generated 
as part of heading numbering?  I made a writer friend very happy by 
explaining how to do automatic chapter numbering for him.
--- Sirius 1.0ya
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* Origin: Beth's Point: Minneapolis, MN (1:282/26.5)

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