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Re: Xref a page range?

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From: ShlomoPerets
Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 06:49
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[Following applies to all versions of FrameMaker]

Other than inserting two separate cross-references, you can set up a cross-reference format that retrieves information from two different paragraphs (however, an active link points the last one). For example:
see <$paratext[Heading1]> on pages <$pagenum[Heading1]>-<$pagenum>

<$pagenum> in the above example will retrieve the page number at the end of section ("source", any paragraph tag, eg Body or Bullet); <$paratext[Heading1]> and <$pagenum[Heading1]> retrieve information from the first Heading1 paragraph preceding the source.

Notes:

-- You may refer to a number of different heading tags preceding the source:
see <$paratext[Heading1,Heading2]> on pages <$pagenum[Heading1,Heading2]>-<$pagenum>
(the closest of which preceding the source paragraph is retrieved)

-- A cross-ref marker is inserted at the *beginning* of the source paragraph (and the page number is retrieved accordingly). If the source paragraph is split between pages, the page number retrieved shows the starting page number. If you wish to show the page number at the end of the paragraph, insert a cross-reference marker at the end of the paragraph (marker text serving as an internal ID); when inserting the cross-reference, choose Source Type: Cross-Reference Markers, and select the marker.
This technique also makes it easier to identify the source paragraph(but other workarounds can help with paragraph-based references)

Shlomo Perets

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