To generate a Word document from R Markdown, you can use the output format word_document. If you want to include cross-references in the document, you may consider the output format bookdown::word_document2, as mentioned in Section 4.7.

---
output:
  word_document: default
  bookdown::word_document2: default  # for cross-references
---

From our experience, the most frequently asked questions about Word output are:

1. How can I apply a custom Word template to the document?

2. How can I incorporate changes made in Word in the original R Markdown document?

3. How can I style individual document elements?

We will address these questions in this chapter.