In Word, you can use Cross-reference to refer to specific places within the document. Insert captions lets you label objects, figures, tables, equations.

Instead, bookmark and cross-reference those page numbers and let Word update them all as needed. In a future article, I’ll show you a few macros that can update references for you.

Image: insjoy, Getty Images/iStockPhoto The article How to update a page number reference in a Word document uses fields to update cross-references in a Microsoft Word document.

How to Update All Cross-References at Once in Word 2007. When you are creating a lengthy, laborious business file such as a contract or other legal document, using the cross-reference feature in ...