Anything similar with \label and \ref of LaTeX in Word?

Question

In LaTeX, I can add a label to equation etc. with e.g.

\begin{equation}  
	\label{test}  
	\frac{1}{2}=x  
\end{equation}  

Then, when I want to refer to it, I just need to write e.g.

The equation (\ref{test}) is simple..  

After compiling the document will be

Can I work in a similar manner in MS Word?

I searched for a while, and the standard way seems to be using field and bookmark:

https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/insert-edit-and-view-fields-in-word-c429bbb0-8669-48a7-bd24-bab6ba6b06bb
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/field-codes-seq-sequence-field-062a387b-dfc9-4ef8-8235-29ee113d59be
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/add-or-delete-bookmarks-in-a-word-document-or-outlook-message-f68d781f-0150-4583-a90e-a4009d99c2a0

But this workflow is rather cumbersome. Is there any easier solution?

Answer 1

Hi, @xzczd
Here is an example for your reference:
You can try to do it with Latex formulas and insert captions and cross-references.

1. Press the Alt and = keys at the same time to enter the Latex formula 1/2=x.
   
2. Click insert caption in Reference tab, select equation in the dialog box and click ok.

3. Click cross-reference, select equation, select only label and number, and click insert.

4. Follow the above steps to write other formulas in sequence. When deleting a formula, you need to press F9 to update the field, so that there will be no corresponding problems with the number and formula.

Any questions can be answered here.

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