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1. Re: CS4: Why are my cross references disappearing?
Guy Burns Aug 28, 2009 10:08 PM (in response to RodneyA)This may or may not be applicable in your case, but when I was copying cross-references in Book format (I wanted the same reference in a number of places), I noticed that if the document where the destination was (the anchor) wasn't open, the cross-reference wouldn't copy correctly. I'd end up with a question mark. For that, and other reasons, I eventually consolidated the Book into one file by using Move. But during consolidation, I forgot to make sure every file in the Book was open. Result (unknown to me at the time) -- a few hundred cross-references were lost. Not the cross-reference marker itself -- the destination. I had to spend a few hours to reinstate them.
Moral (for me anyway) -- make sure all documents in the Book are open at all times when cross-references are being set up, copied, or moved. Better still, unless you have a good reason for using Book, a single file is sometimes a better way to go, once you reach a certain stage (see http://forums.adobe.com/message/1286092)
And you are correct about the limitations of cross-references as implemented in InDesign. It's rather primitive not being able to search or have decent editing facilities. Indexing is not much better. Maybe in another version or two of InDesign, cross-referencing and indexing will become worthy of their names.

