How do I insert a cross-reference to only part of a paragraph?

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June 22, 2015
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I want to insert a cross-reference to another document. I have done this several times to headings, and it has worked just fine.

However, now I want the reference to go to a paragraph. I don't want the cross-reference in document one to display the entire paragraph text from the paragraph I am referencing in document two. I just want a few of the words from the paragraph to appear as the cross-reference. I tried to make a marker, but I can't get the marker text to be used as the cross-reference. I don't think I can make my own building blocks. So, how do I just get the few words to be the cross-reference without having to create a custom format each time I do this?

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FieryPantone

Legend

Just out of curiosity, what are you hoping to show; is it something like See the paragraph starting "Aardvarks gambol freely in the sunshine", on page 51?

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Anonymous

Alas, there are no aardvarks involved, but yes, I'm basically trying to do as you said - send the reader to a paragraph with a keyword in it. From an updating standpoint, the x-refs and invisible texts suggested above would work, but would be a total nightmare to upkeep. I'm bummed that there isn't a simple marker text building block.

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FieryPantone

Legend

You could, perhaps, keep it all out in the open like Art Nouveau constructional ironwork: in other words, make the keywords visible. It's always easier to edit/update what we can see, and might even help the casual reader discover interesting content. Here's a screenshot, using a new :keyword paragraph tag so you can set up a cross-ref as usual.

I agree warmly with all the hundreds of people who, over the years, have requested or suggested the creation of a <$markerText> xref block.

Bob_Niland

Community Expert

You can wait for Adobe to get around to implementing Cross Reference building block <$markertext>*, or see Problems with spot cross-references for work-arounds.

* People have only been asking for this for a decade or so.

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Anonymous

Thanks for the reply Error 7103. It is ridiculous that I can't do this. Even Word lets me do this. Ah well. I'll check out the work-arounds - they seem a bit cumbersome for the number I'm going to need to do, but maybe I'll give them a shot. Or I'll have to do something ugly, like "See pg. #" which will make me feel sad.

Arnis Gubins

Inspiring

One way to get something useable as a partial cross-ref is to use the invisible text in an achored frame hack that is described in the Link that Error provided.

An alternate approach, but perhaps more of a maintenance issue and clumsy is to use two (or more) paragraphs strung together as run-ins, That way you could make the $paratext link to an entire paragraph, yet it will look like only part of the paragraph is being used.

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