Word: how do I update cross-references in footnotes?

[Northern_Piper]

i’m using Word 2007. It says that there’s a way to update cross-references in footnotes (e.g., “25. See Smith, cited at footnote 15, above.”)

However, I can’t find out to do it. When I try the so-called Help function, it is particularly unhelpful.

Gaah!

[Frylock]

@Northern_Piper

i’m using Word 2007. It says that there’s a way to update cross-references in footnotes (e.g., “25. See Smith, cited at footnote 15, above.”)

However, I can’t find out to do it. When I try the so-called Help function, it is particularly unhelpful.

Gaah!

To my knowledge, if you used the citation feature when you wrote the cross-reference in note 25, then the cross reference will automatically be updated any time footnote 15 has its number changed.

If you didn’t use the citation feature, though, I don’t think there’s a way to automatically update references like the one found in footnote 25.

[Northern_Piper]

well, but I did use it on a previous paper I was writing, without useing the citation feature. it was something about selecting all and a function key, but when I tried to do it again, it didn’t work - inserted codes for all of the footnote numbers.

[Northern_Piper]

Here’s what About.com says on working with footnotes and cross-references in Word:

To insert a footnote or endnote, follow these steps:

1. Position the cursor where you would like to insert the reference number

2. Open the References ribbon

3. Click Insert Footnote or Insert Endnote

If you add or remove footnotes or endnotes in earlier portions of the document, the numbering will update automatically.

However, it doesn’t. I inserted some new footnotes at the beginning of the paper, and the subsequent cross-references didn’t update automatically.