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| How to Use Cross-Referencing in Word 2010 Posted: 02 May 2011 04:58 AM PDT One of the features of Word that is useful, but intimidating to some users, is cross-referencing; which is just a fancy way of saying connecting references to objects in your document. Some examples are referencing a picture or diagram, or perhaps a table; or in some cases, a simple bookmark. The good news is, Microsoft has been working for years to make this whole process easier. To see how cross referencing works in Word 2010, start with a dummy document that has pictures, diagrams or other objects embed in it already; like this: Next, in order to reference something, you have to give your embedded object some means of being identified; in Word, this is done by adding captions. To see how this is done, first click on one of your objects, then click the References tab on the main ribbon, then, click the icon that says Insert Caption: You should get this popup: Type in a description for whatever you are referencing then click OK to get back to your document, with your new caption showing: Now that you have an embedded object with a caption, it's time to add a reference to it; to do that, choose a reference point somewhere in your document to describe what you're about to reference, like this: Next, put your cursor at the place you want your reference to appear, then click the Insert tab, then click the Cross-reference Icon: You should get a popup like this: Here there are three things to do. The first is to choose your Reference type by clicking the down arrow and picking the one that suits your embedded object, in this case, we've inserted a figure, so we choose that. Next, choose what you want the reference to include when it shows in your document, here we've chosen to display just the label and number (Word keeps track of the label numbers for you automatically). Finally, choose the caption you wish to reference by clicking on it in the caption list; since we've only created one so far, we choose that one, then, when you click Insert, your reference will be inserted into your document. You won't be returned to your document to see it however, until you click the Close button. Then, you should get something that looks like this: You might want to put parentheses around it though, and maybe add a dash, to make things more clear: Other references can point to different types of objects, which means they can be numbered separately, tables for example are one type of object that can be numbered separately from other objects; all you have to do is add a table caption, then when you're selecting your Reference type, choose Table: Note how in this example, the table number is 1, instead of 2, which it would be if you'd defined it as a second captioned figure object in your document. You wind up with something like this: Note also how Word will automatically renumber your references depending on where they are placed in your document, if you add a caption/reference prior to one you've already created, the second one will be bumped to number 2; unfortunately, Word won't make the updates in your document until you manually tell it to do so by typing first Ctrl-A, to select all objects in your document, then pressing F9, to update them; that will get you something like this: Word has a lot of options for customizing your captions and cross-references, mostly to make cosmetic changes, to see what effect they will have on your document, it's best just to try them out with a test document to see for yourself. Post from: 
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| Firefox 4 Tips: Using App Tabs Posted: 01 May 2011 04:08 AM PDT Mozilla created Firefox 4 with an extremely useful feature – App Tabs. The purpose of App Tabs is to place any website in permanent tab from at the top of your Firefox window. For all those websites you visit daily, hourly or even more frequently, you can now keep them within easy reach. No more bookmarks, typing addresses or adding links to your bookmark bar. App Tabs appear on the left side of any tabs you have open and display as a small tab with the website's icon. Add An App TabOpen your favorite website in Firefox. The website must be open before you can add it. Right click the tab the website is displayed in. Select Pin as App Tab. Once added, the regular large tab turns into a small tab with an icon. You can add additional tabs by pressing the + sign next to your added tab, visiting a new site and repeating the process. Remove a TabIf you decide you no longer need an App Tab, right click it and select Unpin Tab. Benefits of App TabsRegular tabs have a close button. If you click the wrong area of the tab, your tab suddenly closes. This can be especially problematic if you have numerous tabs open. App Tabs, on the other hand, do not have a close button. They are always open and can't be closed unless you either unpin them or right click and select Close Tab. If you add an App Tab that updates, such as email or Facebook, your tab turns blue when it updates. For instance, if you receive a new email, your tab would turn blue to let you know. This helps immensely if you are waiting for an important email or update. No more switching back and forth, wondering if any new emails have appeared. When you close Firefox, all of your normal tabs close. They don't reload when you reopen Firefox. App Tabs close and reload with Firefox. They become a permanent part of the browser window until you remove them. This makes loading all the pages you typically open immediately anyway much easier and faster. You can use App Tabs in addition to Tab Groups. This works well if you have multiple levels of tabs. If you use App Tabs within a Tab Group, your App Tabs are displayed on the right side of your Tab Groups.
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