Joe Smith wrote: > Morgan Read wrote: > >> In OOo Writer is there a way (work around?) to reference paragraphs in a >> similar way that pages can be referenced? >> ... > > No. The natural way, a reference to the number generated by a paragraph > numbering style, is not available. > > Using Tools > Outline Numbering to number regular paragraphs (as opposed > to headings) is very awkward, even if you can get it to work. At one > point, Writer automatically converted my Outline Numbering paragraphs to > regular style numbering--unrecoverably--and the whole setup was lost. > > Using a page variable field does work, but you have to insert the fields > manually for every paragraph. Using a macro could help, but simple cut > and paste helps too. > > There is an enhancement that will cover this, targeted for 2.x: > http://qa.openoffice.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=25072 > so maybe there will be some improvement soon. > > If I needed this now, I would either do it by hand: insert a blank and > fill it in for the final drafts, or if I had a lot of cross-references, > use the page variable strategy. Hi Joe
Thanks - that's the sort of definitive answer I needed. Thanks all for generous input. I'll keep a watch on that issue/bug and in the meantime stick with my trusty "???" reference markers:) M. -- Morgan Read NEW ZEALAND <mailto:mstuffATreadDOTorgDOTnz> fedora: Freedom Forever! http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Overview "By choosing not to ship any proprietary or binary drivers, Fedora does differ from other distributions. ..." Quote: Max Spevik http://interviews.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/17/177220 RMS on fedora: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/FreeSoftwareAnalysis/FSF --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
