Referencer allows you to cross-reference and auto-number figures, tables, and section titles using built-in Bookmarks in Google Docs.
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Referencer is a cross-referencing add-on for figures, tables, and section titles in Google Docs. When your Google doc contains numerous sections, figures, and tables, numbering and referencing them can be tedious and error-prone. Updating these objects can be even worse. Referencer takes care of the process like a breeze.

To auto-number your section titles, please follow three simple steps:

1. Format your section titles as headings.
2. Run "Auto-number headings" from the menu of Referencer.
3. Heading is a built-in style for titles in Google Docs. 

You can change headings to the style that you want. If you need help with using headings in Google Docs, please visit https://support.google.com/docs/answer/116338.

To cross-reference your figures, tables, and section titles, please follow three simple steps:

1. Insert a bookmark at the beginning of the title of a figure, table, or section title.
2. Insert a link in the main text where you want to reference the bookmark.
3. Run "Update References" from the menu of Referencer.

If you have several objects that need cross-reference, you need to repeat the first two steps to cover all objects before running the 3rd step. Bookmarks are built-in functions in Google Docs. If you need help with using Bookmarks in Google Docs, please visit https://support.google.com/docs/answer/45893.

To remove all cross-references, just run "Remove References" from the menu of Referencer.

To report an issue, please visit https://github.com/Neo-Hao/referencer/issues/new.
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Jeran Cloete
October 13, 2024
It was working very well, but today it has stopped working. Following the instructions in your video yields an error: "One of your bookmark reference points to a non-existing bookmark. This may cause errors in auto-numbering. This reference has been highlighed in red." But the red highlighted text is a link to a bookmark (clicking on it jumps to the bookmark below the figure). So the error is wrong.
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Jason Hatch
January 7, 2022
Works great for me as I'm now able to auto number my Headings. It randomly bolds some of the heading numbers for some reason, which drops it to a 4 star review, but for me this is not a bog issue, I just needed the heading count. Thanks!
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Piotr Skowronski
September 14, 2022
Cannot create a reference to item in numbered list.
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