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Dario DBZ Zanfardin
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April 15, 2022
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How to find external x-ref?

  • April 15, 2022
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Hi everyone,
how can I check which references are internal to the document and which are external (i.e. they link to other documents)?
I am a technical writer, our manuals often reach 200 pages, the references are too many to check them one by one.


Thanks to all

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Laubender
Adobe Expert
April 19, 2022

Hi Dario,

could you isolate the document from all possible documents the x-refs link to?

Then inspect all broken links.

 

Regards,
Uwe Laubender

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Dario DBZ ZanfardinAuthor
Participating Frequently
April 19, 2022

Hi Laubender,
I usually do as you suggest, but I was trying to figure out if there is a faster method.

Thanks so much!

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Eugene Tyson
Adobe Expert
April 18, 2022

I'm not sure there is a way to check this.

If you have an example it might make it easier to track down what you're trying to do.

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Dario DBZ ZanfardinAuthor
Participating Frequently
April 19, 2022

It may happen that some text containing one or more cross-references is copied and pasted from one document to another. Those cross-references, although in a different document, will continue to be linked to the original document (unless the original document is moved or deleted).

 

If the original document remains in its position and is not deleted, the cross-reference palette does not show the difference between internal and external cross-references.

 

I hope I explained myself better 🙂

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Eugene Tyson
Adobe Expert
April 19, 2022

Ah right.

 

Well I don't have a way of testing this unless I set it up exactly as you have it.

Would it be possible for you to share some example files?

 

I'm not promising anything, but I would need to see it to see if there is a way.

And best to go from your examples than trying to replicate it and doing it wrong.

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