Hi,
I am having a problem with cross-references and hyperlinks in MS WORD printed output.
I have created a cross reference to heading in my document.
Additionally, for comparison I have created a Hyperlink to the same heading. The result in MadCap is as follows:
Unfortunately in MS WORD output, after build the link via cross-reference is not active.
The solution would be to use Hyperlinks but unfortunately I do not know how to preserve the whole heading text in a link.
Has anyone got the idea how to:
- make cross-references work as hyperlinks in MS WORD,
or
- how to put automatically heading text inside a hyperlink instead of typing it in by hand?
Regards,
Witold
Cross reference link does not work in MS WORD output
Cross reference link does not work in MS WORD output
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Re: Cross reference link does not work in MS WORD output
I think for hyperlinks if you click to the right of the Heading text entry field you can include a variable. Heading.AnyLevel probably is the right one, choosing the first heading on the topic you are linking. Or type the following into the Link Text field: [%=Heading.AnyLevel%]
There are many other system and heading variables you can choose if that doesn't give the right results. First H1, First H2, etc.
As to why the Word cross-reference doesn't work, I've no idea sorry. Not familiar with Word output and it's idiosyncracies.
Cheers,
Rob
There are many other system and heading variables you can choose if that doesn't give the right results. First H1, First H2, etc.
As to why the Word cross-reference doesn't work, I've no idea sorry. Not familiar with Word output and it's idiosyncracies.
Cheers,
Rob
Re: Cross reference link does not work in MS WORD output
I saw the variable types. Actually my topic has many pages so first or last will not be working. To be honest, I don't find them useful for a daily use. It's much easier to write the text by hand.robdocsmith wrote:I think for hyperlinks if you click to the right of the Heading text entry field you can include a variable. Heading.AnyLevel probably is the right one, choosing the first heading on the topic you are linking. Or type the following into the Link Text field: [%=Heading.AnyLevel%]
There are many other system and heading variables you can choose if that doesn't give the right results. First H1, First H2, etc
I do not understand why there is no option to make a link to heading and insert the heading text as a variable.
But thanks anyway for your help