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Hi there!

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In this video we’re going to look at cross-references
in InDesign, so let’s learn how to create one.

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Cross-references are pretty similar to ‘hyperlinks’
that we’ve already covered, however, there

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is still a tiny bit of difference between
the two.

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I have this document with ‘body text’
paragraph style applied to the overall text,

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and ‘heading’ applied to the headings.

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I also have the pages panel out, because we’ll
need to use it.

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We will need one more panel to be shown, and
that’s ‘cross-references’, so let’s

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go to ‘window’, and then ‘type and tables’,
and select ‘cross-references.’

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Now let’s say, at the end of this paragraph,
I want to add a note, suggesting the readers

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to move on to a particular page, to know more
about what’s been discussed, so let’s

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just type in ‘to read more, go to’, and
then we’ll let the cursor sit there, because

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the page number, or the heading will be inserted
using the cross-references option.

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You see that’s the difference between a
hyperlink, and cross-reference.

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A hyperlink takes you to a particular kind
of destination, which could be a link to a

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page, or an outside url, whereas, a cross-reference
pulls information from within the same document,

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which is referenced on a different page.

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You could reference only a page number, or
part of a paragraph, or a full paragraph.

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But because they are linked, if the destination
location is updated, the cross-reference tracks

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it, and updates the information (e.g., the
page number).

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Anyway, let’s click the small plus button
at the bottom of the cross-references panel,

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and select ‘paragraph’ from the ‘link
to’ option.

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Under the paragraph style, you should be able
to see all the paragraph styles we have set

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in this document, so let’s click on heading,
because we want the readers to reach one of

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the headings, when they click the trigger
phrase.

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The moment you click heading, you’ll find
all the headings populating on the right,

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so in our case, we want the reader to reach
the heading ‘Poland’, so let’s select that.

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You can even chose the format you want to
show, and as you change it, it gets updated

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instantly on the document.

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Let’s select paragraph text and page number,
and if, for some reason, you don’t like the

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quotation marks, click the icon on the right,
and remove the quotation marks from here,

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and hit okay.

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If you’re planning to eventually create
an interactive pdf from this document, you

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can even set how you want this link to appear
in it.

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Whether you want a visible rectangle around
the phrase, or an invisible rectangle.

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If it’s a visible rectangle, you can even
change the the highlight, or color etc.

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Since we don’t want a visible rectangle,
let’s change that back to invisible, and

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hit okay.

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To test if the setup is working, click the
green circle next to the cross reference you

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just created, and it shall take you to the
destination, in no time.

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Alright, now let’s try the other option,
which is ‘text anchor.’

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Let’s type in ‘see more on’, at the
end of this paragraph.

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Now let’s go to another location in the
document, perhaps ‘Russia’ is a good option,

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so I’m going to take my cursor just next
to it, and then click the burger menu on the

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cross-references panel, and then select ‘new
hyperlink destination.’

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In the popup settings, let the type be ‘text
anchor’, but update the name to ‘Russia’,

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and hit okay.

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Now let’s go back to our paragraph that’s
going to trigger this new destination, and

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have the cursor blinking, right after our
phrase.

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Click the small plus button at the bottom
of the cross references panel to create a

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new reference.

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Let the ‘link to’ option be ‘text anchor’,
and from the text anchor dropdown, select

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the only one we’ve created, which is ‘Russia’,
and for this one, I just want the paragraph

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text, not the page number, so let’s select
that, and hit okay.

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To test it, click the green circle, next to
the name of the cross-reference, and you’ll

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land in Russia, in a jiffy.

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So guys that was ‘Cross-referencing’ in
InDesign.

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Time to take a break, and I shall see you
in just a bit, Good bye!