Setting a cross-reference's target

Targeting options on the Insert Cross-Reference dialog — The Insert Cross-Reference dialog, including options to link a cross-reference to a target.

When inserting or editing a cross-reference, the following options are available for selecting a target:

Link to—Select the type of targets—Anchor, Paragraph, or Index Mark—to show in the targets list.
Filter style—When linking to a paragraph, select a paragraph style that must be applied to a target for it to be shown in the targets list.
Filter text—When linking to a paragraph, enter text that a target must contain for it to be shown in the targets list.
Filter Options—When linking to a paragraph, select whether the filter text must appear at the target's start or anywhere in the first 100 characters for the target to be shown in the targets list.
Targets list—Shows all targets of the selected type and matching the filter criteria. Select an entry to link the cross-reference to it.

When you link a cross-reference to a paragraph or an index mark, it will ultimately link to an anchor at the paragraph's start/the index mark's position. Affinity uses any anchor that already exists at the position, or create a new one there.

Cross-references cannot be linked to targets within placed documents.

To link a cross-reference to a target:

When inserting or editing the cross-reference:

On the Link to pop-up menu, select the type of targets to display in the targets list: Anchor, Paragraph or Index Mark.
(Optional) When linking to a paragraph, use the filter options to limit what appears in the targets list.
From the targets list, select the required target.

To filter the paragraphs shown in the targets list:

Based on text formatting, select a paragraph style or [Any Style] from the Filter style pop-up menu.
Based on text content, type in the text box and select from Filter Options whether the text must appear at the start or anywhere within a paragraph's first 100 characters.

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