Use AutoText to insert a number range field
You certainly do not want to go through all of that every time you want to put in a
step number. Instead, create two AutoText entries, one for the Step = Step=1 field
(call it Step1, for example) and one for the Step = Step+1 field (StepNext). Then
insert the fields in the same way you would insert any other AutoText. See “Using
AutoText to insert often-used fields” on page 388.
You can create similar fields for substeps or other sequences that you want to be
numbered with letters (a, b, c), Roman numerals (i, ii, iii), or some other sequence. In
the Fields dialog box, choose the required format in the Format list when creating the
field codes.
Tip
If a user-defined variable is not in use in the document, the icon
next to the Value box is active. You can delete the variable by clicking
this icon. To remove a variable that is used in the current document,
first delete from the document all fields using that variable (or convert
them all to text, as described on page 397), and then remove the
variable from the list.
Using automatic cross-references
If you type in cross-references to other parts of the document, those references can
easily get out of date if you reword a heading, add or remove figures, or reorganize
topics. Replace any typed cross-references with automatic ones and, when you
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