How to reference sections, equations, and figures in a separate document (e.g., supplemental information)?

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I have a main document (manuscript) and a supplemental document.

I wonder if there is a way that I can "link" the two (make them recognize each other) so that section, equation, and figure references across documents are recognized?

possible duplicate how-to-reference-another-document-in-latex — cmhughes, Apr 25 '12 at 14:40

score 5 · Accepted Answer · edited Apr 25 '12 at 14:39

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The xr package is probably what you need.

edited Apr 25 '12 at 14:39

cmhughes

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answered Apr 25 '12 at 14:30

Stefan Waldmann

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And also xr-hyper if hyperref is needed. – egreg Apr 25 '12 at 14:31

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Apr 29 '18 at 17:57

You can use the xr package with the following setup in the header of both files

\usepackage{xr-hyper} \usepackage{hyperref} \externaldocument[]{name_of_other_file_without_extension}

You can then just use regular \ref{fig:label name} like you would in the same document.

Placing this header info at the bottom on the header will likely reduce package conflicts regarding hyperref.

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How to reference sections, equations, and figures in a separate document (e.g., supplemental information)?

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