Expert: Wayne Johnson - 11/15/2011

Question
Hi, Wayne;
If I have equations in a FM document and I refer to those equations in the text, when I insert additional equations FM correctly renumbers the equations as they are displayed in the text, but the references to such equations must be updated by hand.  Is there a way to cross-reference equations such that when the order of the equations is changed, the correct equations are referenced?
I create the equations in a paragraph tagged with "(<n+1>)", which writes the equation number in parenthesis at the right end.

Thanks!

Answer
Domingo - You didn't indicate what version of Framemaker you are using - but for Frame 7.0
This is what the online manual says

If you edit the source of a cross-reference or if the pagination of the source document changes, the cross-reference may no longer be accurate. You can update cross-references to be sure that they show correct information from the source.

Normally, FrameMaker updates all cross-references when you open a document. It also updates all internal cross-references and cross-references to open documents when you print a document. You can also update cross-references manually. If the document contains unresolved cross-references--cross-references to sources that FrameMaker can't find--you'll need to help locate the sources.

Note: FrameMaker does not update cross-references when opening a document in the following circumstances: when fonts or dictionaries are missing, when opening a document saved with an earlier version of FrameMaker, and when opening a MIF file.

When editing text, make sure you don't accidentally delete cross-reference markers; see Resolving cross-references.

There is a lot more information than I can provide her about cross-references.
Just go to the menu bar and select "HELP" and Select the "SEARCH" TAB and then enter "Update Cross-reference" and there will be alot of information.

Regards, Wayne