WD: How to Use the STYLEREF Field in Microsoft Word
ID: Q141994
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
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Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
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Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
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Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
SUMMARY
This article describes how to use the STYLEREF field. The STYLEREF field
can be used to create a dictionary-style entries at the top of each page or
to place the chapter title in the heading. This field is useful when you
want text in the header to match what's typed on the page.
The STYLEREF field is a specialized reference field designed to let you add
information to a document, especially in the header or footer,
automatically.
The STYLEREF field consists of the field, the name of the style assigned to
the text to be returned as the result of the field, and field switches.
{STYLEREF "StyleName"}
{STYLEREF "StyleName" <switches>}
NOTE: The name of the style must be enclosed in quotation marks.
Word will search the page from top to bottom (by default) for the nearest
paragraph formatted with the style specified in the STYLEREF field. Word
will return that text in the location of the field as the result.
STYLEREF Field Switches
\l - Inserts the last text formatted with the style on the current page
instead of the first text formatted with this style. Word searches
the page from bottom to top.
The \l switch is available only in headers and footers.
\n - Inserts any paragraph numbering from the referenced paragraph. For
example, caption numbering is included if caption numbering has been
applied to the paragraph.
The STYLEREF field is most often used in headers and footers. The examples
in the "Examples" section of this article illustrate the possible uses of
the STYLEREF field.
How to Insert a STYLEREF Field
Method 1: To Create a Field Using the Menus:
- Position the insertion point in the document where you want to insert
the text to be entered.
- On the Insert menu, click Field.
- In the Categories list box, select "Links and References."
- In the Field Names list, select "StyleRef."
- The STYLEREF field will be displayed in the Field Codes text box below
the Categories list box. Click in the text box to the right of the word
STYLEREF and type the style name of the text you want to be displayed as
the field result. For example, type:
STYLEREF "Heading 1"
NOTE: You must enclose the text in quotation marks.
- If a field switch is desired, select the Options button in the Insert
Field dialog box. Select the field switch, and click the Add To Field
button. Click OK.
- In the Insert Field box, click OK.
You will then be returned to the document.
To view the field code you just inserted, press {ALT}+F9.
Method 2: To Create a Field Using Keystrokes:
- Position the insertion point in the document where you want to insert
the text.
- Press {CTRL}+F9.
Field code brackets, {}, will appear in the document.
- Type the following inside the filed code brackets, where <stylename> is
the name of the style applied to the text that you to be displayed:
STYLEREF "<stylename>"
NOTE: You must enclose the text in quotation marks.
EXAMPLES
Case 1--Using STYLEREF Fields in a Dictionary/Glossary
Use the STYLEREF field when creating a glossary to show the first and last
glossary words on each page--the same format you'll find in a dictionary.
If the field codes resemble the following
{STYLEREF "Heading 2"}--{STYLEREF "Heading 2" \l}
the result of the field codes will be:
Apple - Baseball (where Apple and Baseball have been formatted with
Heading 2 style)
Case 2--Chapter Title to Appear in the Header
Use this format to insert the current chapter name as part of the header or
footer.
If the field code resembles the following
{STYLEREF "Heading 1"}
the result of the field in the header will be:
File Management (where File Management was the title of the
chapter formatted with Heading 1 style)
MORE INFORMATION
Effective Use of the STYLEREF field
To use the STYLEREF field effectively, you need to understand how Word
determines which paragraph is the nearest one. That determination depends
on where the STYLEREF field is and on whether the /l (the letter L) switch
is being used.
If STYLEREF
is here Word will search here
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Document Text From the field code to the beginning of the document
and then from the field code to the end of the
document.
Footnotes, From the reference mark in the document to the
Annotations, beginning of the document, and then from the
and Endnotes reference mark to the end of the document.
Headers and From the beginning of the current page to the end of
Footers that page, and then from the end of the previous page
to the beginning of the document, and then from the
beginning of the following page to the end of the
document.
If the \l switch is used, Word searches from the
end of the current page to the beginning of the
document, and then from the beginning of the
following page to the end of the document.
REFERENCES
For more information about the STYLEREF field, click the Index tab in
Microsoft Word 7.0 Help, type the following text
STYLEREF
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Field codes: StyleRef
field" topic.
In Microsoft Word 6.x, click the Search menu in Help and type
STYLEREF
and then double-click the selected text to go to the "Field codes: StyleRef
field" topic.
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Keywords : wordnt kbfield winword ntword macword word6 word7 word95
Version : WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a;MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a
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