http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/archive/2011/09/16/use-cross-references-to-link-to-other-parts-of-a-document.aspxYou've heard that cross-references can enhance the professional quality of a research paper. What are cross-references and how do they work? A cross-reference is a pointer or link to an item that is in another location in a document - for example, "Seeen-USTelligent Community 1.5.134.15456 (Build: 5.5.134.15456)http://blogs.office.com/b/microsoft-word/archive/2011/09/16/use-cross-references-to-link-to-other-parts-of-a-document.aspx#28628Tue, 22 Nov 2011 10:42:55 GMT53587256-c606-4c9b-bad4-97c86b12ce62:28628whuang<p>The cross-reference seems not to be updated automatically.</p> <p>For example, I insert a new figure at the start of the document, the new figure is figure 1, and the old figure 1 becomes figure 2. But the cross-reference to the old figure is not updated automatically to figure 2.</p> <div style="clear:both;"></div><img src="http://blogs.office.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=28628" width="1" height="1">