Omni Systems, Inc. Mif2Go User's Guide, Version 55
> 6 Converting to print RTF > 6.11 Converting cross references and hypertext links > 6.11.2 Converting cross references to Word > 6.11.2.2 Making cross references active and updatable
For Word output, by default Mif2Go converts cross references to hypertext links, then makes them act like cross references implemented as Word bookmarks:
; Xrefs = Standard (default, working), or None (plain text)
; XrefHyper = Yes (default, make xrefs work as hyperlinks) or No
; LockXrefs = Yes (default, faster load)
; or No (allow updating of xrefs)
The default values for these settings have the following effects:
When Xrefs=None
, cross
references are converted to text, and are not updatable; but if XrefHyper=Yes
,
they work as clickable links.
When XrefHyper=No
, cross
references do not work as links; but if Xrefs=Standard
,
they can be updated to match the source text.
When LockXrefs=No
, you
can update all cross references in Word without unlocking them first.
However, what you lose is accurate page numbers in references. If your
cross references do not include page numbers, this does not matter. If
your cross references do include page numbers, there is little to gain
by setting LockXrefs=No
, because all you save
in Word is a single click to unlock a reference for updating.
Table 6
Table 6
Note:
The former FieldHyper
setting is
deprecated (and is replaced by XrefHyper
),
but still works; the former Xrefs=Fields
is
replaced by Xrefs=Standard
.
If you are converting more than one FrameMaker file (typically a FrameMaker book), and there are cross references between files, to make those cross references work as expected you might need additional settings; see §6.11.5 Enabling interfile cross references and hypertext links.
Referencing page numbers in different files
Word does not support page references for cross-reference
destinations in a different file, so Mif2Go produces a workaround in Word output. If you
display hidden text in Word after converting cross references, immediately
following each heading you will see a (hidden) page number; this is a
Word PAGEREF
field that points to the main
bookmark for the heading. The PAGEREF
field
is bookmarked also. This way, references to the heading from other files
can include dynamically updated page numbers.