I would like to create a template that inter-operates with Microsoft
Word that looks like the following:

----------
Module 3 Sample module
...
Example 3.1 
...
Example 3.2
...
See Example 3.1

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Where the "3" in the examples comes from the Module number 3, and the
"1" and "2" are auto incrementing. The "Example 3.1" would be produced
from autotexts.

In "See Example 3.1" the "Example 3.1" portion is a cross reference.

Files from the template could be combined into one large template.

I have found no inter-operable way of doing this. I will outline the
issues I have found below:


Possible Solution 1
-------------------
Have a bookmark for the module number and cross reference to it.

This has two problems:
1. Formatting issues: see
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78205

2. No way of combining files as the bookmark name would get changed
(e.g. to Module1) but the cross references would refer to the first
occurrence of the bookmark (E.g. Module).See:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78679


Possible solution 2
-------------------
Use the chapter property of Number Range fields. Works nicely in Writer
but can't export to Word. See:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78667
and cross references to Number Range fields don't get exported:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78666


Possible solution 3
-------------------
Use the Chapter field in Writer and STYLEREF field in Word. Again
doesn't get exported/imported to Word. See:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78670
and
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78677


Possible solution 4
-------------------
Use variables. But these don't get exported/imported either:
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78674
and
http://www.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=78675

Any suggestions would be very gratefully received. I am willing to try
and create some patches - some pointers would be useful.

Cheers,
Ian

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