Frankly, cross-references are a disappointment in OpenOffice.org Writer. Several posters to the OpenOffice.org mailing lists have referred to them as glorified bookmarks, and they're not far off.
Select the Cross-reference button in the Captions group. A Cross-reference dialog box will open. Click the type of item you want to reference in the Reference type list within the dialog box. If you ...
Every once in a while, I have the experience of needing to do something that I knew how to do very well 5 or 10 or 20 years ago, but have forgotten. Take getting cross-references in C++ programs. It ...