Treat cross-references in Word as links. #6102
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@Qchristensen A fix for this is now incubated. When you get a chance could you please test out cross references and hyperlinks on your versions of word (2007 / 2016)? Next build: |
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Cross Reference fields in Microsoft Word are now treated like hyperlinks. They are reported as links, and can be activated. (#6102)
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Word can have cross-references - links to other parts of a document (headings, list items, bookmarks, footnotes, etc). In Word 2016 you create these by pressing alt+s then r then f which opens a dialog box you can setup the exact link from.
The result is a field, code something like:
{ REF _Ref454364297 \h }
which also creates that _Ref454.... bookmark in the appropriate place (a heading in this example)
As this is really a "link", it would be good if NVDA Browse mode could recognise it as a link for navigating.
Note that part of this (and perhaps partly why it isn't already) is that there is currently no keystroke to activate the link - sighted users can hold control and click on the field - as with other links - however enter does not work in this case, it actually doesn't do anything at all and there is currently no other keystroke to activate it.
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