With the cursor at the point where you want the reference in the text,
just click the Cross-reference button (in the References ribbon, right
next to the Insert Caption button that you should already have used).
In the dialog, choose Figure or Table in the left-hand dropdown and
select the caption you want to refer to. You also have a choice of
what the reference should contain, such as "label and number".

If the caption numbers change, the cross-references will need to be
updated. The easy way is to go to Print Preview and back (assuming the
option to update fields on printing is enabled). Or you can select all
the text and press F9.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP        FAQ: http://word.mvps.org
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