Selection.InsertCrossReference Method (Word)
Inserts a cross-reference to a heading, bookmark, footnote, or endnote, or to an item for which a caption label is defined (for example, an equation, figure, or table).
Syntax
expression .InsertCrossReference(ReferenceType, ReferenceKind, ReferenceItem, InsertAsHyperlink, IncludePosition, SeparateNumbers, SeparatorString)
expression Required. A variable that represents a Selection object.
Parameters
Name |
Required/Optional |
Data Type |
Description |
|---|---|---|---|
ReferenceType |
Required |
Variant |
The type of item for which a cross-reference is to be inserted. Can be any WdReferenceType or WdCaptionLabelID constant or a user defined caption label. |
ReferenceKind |
Required |
WdReferenceKind |
The information to be included in the cross-reference. |
ReferenceItem |
Required |
Variant |
If ReferenceType is wdRefTypeBookmark, this argument specifies a bookmark name. For all other ReferenceType values, this argument specifies the item number or name in the Reference type box in the Cross-reference dialog box. Use the GetCrossReferenceItems method to return a list of item names that can be used with this argument. |
InsertAsHyperlink |
Optional |
Variant |
True to insert the cross-reference as a hyperlink. |
IncludePosition |
Optional |
Variant |
True to insert "above" or "below," depending on the location of the reference item in relation to the cross-reference. |
SeparateNumbers |
Optional |
Variant |
True to use a separator to separate the numbers from the associated text. (Use only if the ReferenceType parameter is set to wdRefTypeNumberedItem and the ReferenceKind parameter is set to wdNumberFullContext.) |
SeparatorString |
Optional |
Variant |
Specifies the string to use as a separator if the SeparateNumbers parameter is set to True. |
Remarks
If you specify wdPageNumber for the value of ReferenceKind, you may need to repaginate the document to see the correct cross-reference information.
Example
This example inserts a sentence that contains two cross-references: one cross-reference to heading text, and another one to the page where the heading text appears.
With Selection
.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseStart
.InsertBefore "For more information, see "
.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
.InsertCrossReference ReferenceType:=wdRefTypeHeading, _
ReferenceKind:=wdContentText, ReferenceItem:=1
.InsertAfter " on page "
.Collapse Direction:=wdCollapseEnd
.InsertCrossReference ReferenceType:=wdRefTypeHeading, _
ReferenceKind:=wdPageNumber, ReferenceItem:=1
.InsertAfter "."
End With