As the name implies, these are two references that link forwards and backwards to each other. Rather than pointing direct to a specific cell these references direct the reader's attention to information close by - usually in an adjacent cell or cell range.

EWP requires that both cells to be linked are intially empty.

The process of creating a Bi-directional cross reference is carrried out in 2 phases.

Memorising the 1st link

• First select the empty cell where you want one end of the link to point
  
• Then click
  
• Select the Bi-directional cross reference tab
  
• Click 'Memorise Target' button
  

There is no obvious evidence that anything has happened but …

Creating the Bi-directional cross reference

• Select the other end of the link you want to create
  
• It must be an empty cell
  
• Click
  
• Click 'Insert two-way cross reference' button.
  
• This has created a link in both directions pointing between cells H15 and H55 on Working Paper called 'Bi-directional Cross References'.
  

Remarks

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