Referenceing numbered list items

Hi all,
I have been tasked to make a very long numbered list and I'm using Pages '09. The list may ultimately have 150 to 200 numbered items. I would like to be able to reference a list item from another list item.
25. Started something.
50. Finished something. (See #25)
Then if the numbering changes, I want the reference to auto-update. Is this possible in Pages '09? I also have OpenOffice 3 installed if that can do it and Pages can't.
Googling keywords like "pages", "lists", "numbers", etc. is practically useless. I wish the iWork product names were more distinct.
Thanks & Enjoy life!
Steven
Thanks,
Steven

Steven Whatley wrote:
Hi all,
I have been tasked to make a very long numbered list and I'm using Pages '09. The list may ultimately have 150 to 200 numbered items. I would like to be able to reference a list item from another list item.
25. Started something.
50. Finished something. (See #25)
Then if the numbering changes, I want the reference to auto-update. Is this possible in Pages '09? I also have OpenOffice 3 installed if that can do it and Pages can't.
Best you can do is Bookmark it.
Googling keywords like "pages", "lists", "numbers", etc. is practically useless. I wish the iWork product names were more distinct.
I got my posts censored here for stating the bleeding obvious, when Apple first started marketing these products.
It may help to search on *Apple Pages* etc.
Peter

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