General ⇒ labels on pdf to help with \ref

[ne_bu]

Hi,

Using \ref{}, I frequently forget what label I used for that particular reference. If the document is large, I can back-chase the label from the pdf file, then forward-chase the tex file for the spot where I want to insert the \ref{}. How can I make the pdf output have the labels written to the left of the text, so that by glancing at it I can type the label into \ref{}? Of course, at the end of the day, these should be able to be removed easily.

Thanks!

[Boersma]

This can be done by using the package showkeys. Just type \usepackage[draft]{showkeys} in your preamble, and your done.
Changing the optional argument into [final], or removing the package at all, will remove all the labels.

Regards,
Boersma

[ne_bu]

Thank you very much!