Cross-References

Understand what cross-references are and how to use the Cross-References panel in Adobe FrameMaker.

You can provide your readers with links from one document to another or from within one part of a document to another. In Adobe FrameMaker, you can create links using cross-references. Since cross-references in FrameMaker are based on markers, if the position of a cross-reference in the document changes, the link remains intact as long as the marker remains intact. For example, say you create a cross-reference to a heading in a document and then include or remove content before the heading. The cross-reference remains intact, even though the location of the destination header has changed.

Choose View > Panels > Cross-References to open the Cross-References panel.

Figure 1. Cross-References panel

The Cross-References panel displays the list of cross-references in the current document.

To sort the list, click a column header in the list. The list is sorted by the header that you click.

To resize a column:

Hover the mouse between two columns until the cursor is a bi-directional arrow.
Hold down the left mouse button, drag, and release the mouse button when the column is sized as required.

Use the Cross-References panel to:

A (Search text):

Search for cross-references in the list. The SAYT (Search As You Type) functionality works on all the columns in the list.

B (Insert):

Insert a cross-reference in the document.

C (Edit):

Open the Cross-Reference dialog to edit a cross-reference.

D (Delete):

Delete a selected cross-reference.

E (Go to Location):

Go to the selected cross-reference in the current document.

F (Convert To Text):

Convert the selected cross-reference to editable text.

Note: The visible text of the cross-reference is converted to editable text. For example, if you choose to include the page number in the cross reference text, this will be retained as editable text.

G (Filter):

Filter the cross-references on the basis of document or type of references. From the Document list, select from the following options:

Current
All Open Docs
Choose a document from the list

For the type of References, select from the following options:

All Cross-References
External Cross-References.
Unresolved Cross-References.

H (Refresh):

Refresh the list of available cross-references.