[dba-Tech] Dynamic embedded references in Word

Hi Guys:

Here is an interesting aside and a very good reason to not trust attached word documents. PDF files may have their issues but doc files (add IE, into the mix, in its current state) can be toxic.

https://twitter.com/SnorreFagerland/status/464659376733958144

Jim

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Breen" <marklbreen at gmail.com>
To: "Discussion of Hardware and Software issues" <dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2014 11:10:01 AM
Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Dynamic embedded references in Word

Hi Arthur,

when you find out, will you tell us ?




On 25 May 2014 12:25, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:

> That subject may not describe exactly what I mean. I'm working on a Word
> document that contains a number screen captures, whose captions all
> resemble this:
>
> Figure ##: bla bla bla
>
> When I go back and decide to insert another picture anywhere but at the
> end, the captions automatically renumber themselves from that point on.
> Nice.
>
> However, the accompanying text typically contains a phrase such as:
>
> The Home form, as illustrated in Figure ##, is bla bla bla.
>
> My question is this: how do I render the ## in the sentence fragment so
> that it's dynamic, like the captions? So that when I insert a new picture,
> this and subsequent references will be renumbered, along with the captions?
>
> TIA,
> --
> Arthur
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