Table Cell Codes are shown in green, and they resemble, well, tables.
You have two options for how cells are labeled, and these are available by clicking on the Options (three checkmarks) icon or pressing Alt+0. The options are:
- Show Table Cell Addresses (Excel format, such as A1)
- RnCN Table Cell Addresses (Row/column format, such as RIC1)
- Show All Codes
CrossEyes can show you details about nested cells, too. This is very handy if you are working on a complex, old document with many revisions and additions. CrossEyes can help you tame cell nesting madness.
Field Codes in Word are used for objects such as symbols, page numbers, bullets, and equations. An example of a field code is CreateDate field found under Office → Prepare → Properties → Document Properties (droplist) → Advanced Properties. CrossEyes shows these in grey, and the user has some options in how they will be displayed. For example, if it's a date field, Word will show the date in WYSIWYG and CrossEyes can show the field code for CreateDate, which is the function that put the date there. On the other hand, if you've set Word to display the type of field in the document text, CrossEyes will show the date. Another example is a link field, which can be used to insert data from a different document at a certain point, as one would need to do if importing a spreadsheet into a word processor document. In this case, CrossEyes by default shows the full path to the other document.
Access Field Code options by pressing Ctrl+O or clicking the Options (three checkmarks) icons. Here you can select whether you want CrossEyes to display Field Codes the same way Word does, or the opposite way.
Bookmarks
Bookmarks in Word are used to denote "a location or section of text that you name and identify for future reference." (Word Help) They are set using Insert → Bookmark, and Word can be set to show bookmarks under Office → Word Options → Advanced → Show Bookmarks under "Show document content."
In fact, Word can be set to show a lot of proofing marks on the WYSIWYG screen, and it can get quite untidy. Having tried it, I didn't leave it selected long. It's much better to let CrossEyes handle showing the formatting. This not only accommodates the "purity" of your WYSIWYG display, it also gives you quick access to formatting details and settings when you do need them. CrossEyes shows you exactly where the bookmarked range begins and ends.
Copy/Pasted Text
If you've ever had to copy text in from a web browser or another document or email, you know that it can be very unpredictable what you'll end up with in your Word document. It can even be frustrating because you'll have the sense that something is there causing the undesirable effect, but Word is not showing it to you. CrossEyes is of great assistance in a case like this because it shows all the codes, and it shows them exactly where they are in relation to the text.
| Documentation and Tech Support | Rating  |
CrossEyes does extremely well in documentation. Both a User's Guide and an excellent Tutorial are provided as Word .doc files. There's also a detailed Windows Help file accessible by clickin the "?" icon in the CrossEyes pane, but it's not quite current to the present version.
I had an opportunity to sample CrossEye's tech support, which is a toll call away on the east cost. It was extremely pleasant and quick, even when I identified myself as a demo user. The problem was my fault entirely - I had had a document in Word open somewhere when I installed CrossEyes, and something just didn't "jibe." Uninstalling and reinstalling the application was the solution (I only had seven Word documents open when I called), and support stayed on the line to make sure it worked. Support does not get any better than this, thus they get the best rating Bright Hub can offer.
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