SYMPTOMS
If you insert a cross-reference to some text and then add some text to the
end of the cross-referenced text, Word for Windows does not include that
text when you update the cross-reference.
This happens when you select Heading, Bookmark, Equation, Figure, or Table
from the Reference Types list in the Insert Cross-Reference dialog box.
This does not happen when you cross-reference endnotes, footnotes, or page
numbers because Word only references the number for these elements.
For example, type the following paragraph and apply the Heading 1 style:
This is a Heading One Paragraph
Insert a cross-reference to this heading on a separate line in your
document. Then add some text to the end of the Heading 1 paragraph, as
shown below:
This is a Heading One Paragraph with more text
If you update the cross-reference to this paragraph, Word does not include
" with more text".
By contrast, Word correctly updates the cross-reference with text you add
to the beginning or middle of a cross-referenced paragraph.
CAUSE
When you position the insertion point after the last character of cross-
referenced text, Word places additional text outside the special, hidden
bookmark it uses to mark that cross-referenced text. As a result, Word does
not include the text in the cross-reference.
You can easily view this behavior if you select the Bookmarks option in the
Tools Options dialog box under the View tab. Word places nonprinting square
brackets ([]) around the cross-referenced text to mark the special, hidden
bookmarks it inserts. With the Bookmarks option selected, the two examples
in the previous section display as follows:
[This is a Heading One Paragraph]
[This is a Heading One Paragraph] with more text