+) in between the word
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+Section
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ and the reference.) An alternative way to reference a label is to right-click
+ the label and select
+\family sans
+Copy as Reference
+\family default
+ in the pop-up context menu.
+ The cross-reference to this label is now in the clipboard and can be copied
+ to the actual cursor position via the menu
+\family sans
+Edit\SpecialChar menuseparator
+Paste
+\family default
+ (shortcut
+\begin_inset Info
+type "shortcut"
+arg "paste"
+\end_inset
+
+).
+ In the printed document, this reference marker will be replaced with the
+ section number and then the page number.
+ Preview your document and you will see that \SpecialChar LaTeX
+ has been even cleverer than
+ that.
+ It refers to
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+Section 2
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ and depending how much text you have between the start of Section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+2 and this cross-reference you may see
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+on this page
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+,
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+on the previous page
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ or
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+on page n
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ (where
+\emph on
+n
+\emph default
+ is the page number).
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+Conveniently, a cross-reference acts as a hyperlink when you are editing
+ a document in \SpecialChar LyX
+; clicking on it will pop up the
+\family sans
+Cross-reference
+\family default
+ dialog, clicking
+\family sans
+Go
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+to
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+Label
+\family default
+ will move the cursor to the referenced label.
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Subsection
+More fun with labels
+\end_layout
+
+\begin_layout Standard
+We told you that \SpecialChar LyX
+ takes care of numbering cross-references; now you can
+ test this claim.
+ Add a new section before Section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+2.
+ Update the preview, and — voilà! — the section cross-reference changed
+ to
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+3
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+! Change the section
+\begin_inset Quotes eld
+\end_inset
+
+About this Document
+\begin_inset Quotes erd
+\end_inset
+
+ to a subsection, and the cross-reference will reference Subsection
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+2.1 instead of Section
+\begin_inset space ~
+\end_inset
+
+3.
+ The page reference will not change unless you add a whole page of text
+ before the label, of course.
+
+\end_layout