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October 19, 2018
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InDesign: Inserting a cross-reference with a full context paragraph number

  • October 19, 2018
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Is there a way to insert a cross-reference with a full context paragraph number? For example, if I want to fully reference the bolded item, in the outline below; it would like so "See 1.2.2. Heading 3 (Reference this line)". I can only find two routes to process cross-reference numbers. I can use a single paragraph number, which would appear as: "See 2. Heading 3 (Reference this line)". This causes a problem because I don't know which level and parent level(s) this referenced item 2 refers to.

  1. Heading 1
    1. Heading 2
      1. Heading 3
      2. Heading 3
    2. Heading 2
      1. Heading 3
      2. Heading 3 (Reference this line)
      3. Heading 3

The other alternative is to fully list the numbered item level on each bullet, but I'm working with a long document (800+ pages) with nine tiers of a multi-level list. This wouldn't be ideal because my numbered items will take up too much real estate on the page and make it difficult for the reader to skim the document.

Example:

     1. Heading 1

         1.1. Heading 2

               1.1.1. Heading 3

               1.1.2. Heading 3
         1.2. Heading 2

               1.2.1. Heading 3

               1.2.2. Heading 3 (Reference this line)

               1.2.3. Heading 3

                    1.2.3.A. Heading 4

                         1.2.3.A.1. Heading

                              1.2.3.A.1.a. Heading 5

                                   1.2.3.A.1.a.i. Heading 6

This desired method can be achieved in MS Word using the cross-reference function of Reference Type: Numbered Item | Insert Reference to: Paragraph number (full context)

Any help with this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!!

- Chris P.

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Mejor respuesta de FRIdNGE

Personally, as usual, I'm not shocked and, once again, I disagree: it's totally and easily doable in InDesign! …

Just a matter of right auto-nums, a conversion to text and a simple grep style.

It could be done quickly manually but I'll do it myself by script and with just 1 click!

Have a good day!

Best,

Michel

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Barb Binder
Community Expert
Community Expert
October 19, 2018

Hi Chris:

AFAIK, that's no in InDesign. These are the building blocks used to define an x-ref format, and there is no Full

Context option similar to what you have been using in Word.

There is an option for referencing a partial paragraph, but that isn't going to help with what you want, either. See  Insert and manage cross-references in InDesign​ for more information.

You can put in a feature request here: Adobe InDesign Feedback , and in the meantime, I'd recommend using <fullPara/>. In your example, how many lines can there be on a page that show "2. This is the text for this heading 3"?

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
FRIdNGE
October 21, 2018

Hi,

If I understand well what you seem to mean:

You have this numbering:

2. Heading 3

and you want this cross-reference:

see 1.2.2. Heading 3

Right?

Best,

Michel, for FRIdNGE

Participant
October 22, 2018

That is correct. When I apply a cross-reference in my master document, I'm given just the current line count of the referenced item. In my description above, I added the parenthesis "Reference this line" to clarify the location in my outline.

Thanks!