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When the cross-reference format uses multiple character formats, the book's Generate/Update function ignores the first one.
(This applies to FM5 through FM8).

Workaround: Create a single character format that has all the properties you need, and modify the cross-reference format accordingly.

For example: Define a "Link" character format that sets both blue and italic, and modify the cross-reference format to <$paratext>....

[adding a dummy As-Is character format at the beginning of the cross-reference format does not help]

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