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TOCs - formatting
Hi there. Sorry if this is an old subject but I couldn't find an answer
anywwhere. I'm currently reformatting a whole load of documents, applying styles and adding a ToC. Each time I inssert the TOC I have to format the styles and also tick which styles I want included in the TOC, ie heading 1 and schedule headings. Does anyone have any tips on how I can insert the TOC in this standard format into each of my documents? I've tried recording a macro (don't do VB) but it wouldn't pick up the settings. TA |
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Copy a TOC from one document where you have it set up the way you want to
another document. Then update it. A TOC is a field and the options you pick in setting up the field set switches on the field. You can see these by pressing Alt-F9. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jackie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi there. Sorry if this is an old subject but I couldn't find an answer anywwhere. I'm currently reformatting a whole load of documents, applying styles and adding a ToC. Each time I inssert the TOC I have to format the styles and also tick which styles I want included in the TOC, ie heading 1 and schedule headings. Does anyone have any tips on how I can insert the TOC in this standard format into each of my documents? I've tried recording a macro (don't do VB) but it wouldn't pick up the settings. TA |
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And styles can be copied from one document to another via the
Organizer (ToolsTemplates and Add-Ins, click the Organizer button). -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Charles Kenyon" wrote in message ... Copy a TOC from one document where you have it set up the way you want to another document. Then update it. A TOC is a field and the options you pick in setting up the field set switches on the field. You can see these by pressing Alt-F9. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jackie" wrote in message oups.com... Hi there. Sorry if this is an old subject but I couldn't find an answer anywwhere. I'm currently reformatting a whole load of documents, applying styles and adding a ToC. Each time I inssert the TOC I have to format the styles and also tick which styles I want included in the TOC, ie heading 1 and schedule headings. Does anyone have any tips on how I can insert the TOC in this standard format into each of my documents? I've tried recording a macro (don't do VB) but it wouldn't pick up the settings. TA |
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Thanks both of you. I have about 1500 document templates to update. Do
you think it makes sense to create a document with a TOC specifically for this then use that as my base to copy from each time? |
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Try it. It may or may not work, depending on how your original documents are
set up. -- Charles Kenyon Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide See also the MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word which is awesome! --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- This message is posted to a newsgroup. Please post replies and questions to the newsgroup so that others can learn from my ignorance and your wisdom. "Jackie" wrote in message ups.com... Thanks both of you. I have about 1500 document templates to update. Do you think it makes sense to create a document with a TOC specifically for this then use that as my base to copy from each time? |
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Note that the TOC use of Styles for levels uses by default the "Outline
Level" which can be set in the paragraph formatting for the Style or text. If you edit (or replace) Styles so they are all Body Text level except for those you want in the TOC (for which you can designate up to 7 levels), your TOC will automatically populate the correct level for the Styles. You don't have to reset them each time you redo the TOC. |
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And you could save your preferred TOC field as an AutoText entry.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "MM" wrote in message ups.com... Note that the TOC use of Styles for levels uses by default the "Outline Level" which can be set in the paragraph formatting for the Style or text. If you edit (or replace) Styles so they are all Body Text level except for those you want in the TOC (for which you can designate up to 7 levels), your TOC will automatically populate the correct level for the Styles. You don't have to reset them each time you redo the TOC. |
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I did this Suzanne - FANTASTIC. Thanks a lot.
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Glad I could help.
-- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "Jackie" wrote in message oups.com... I did this Suzanne - FANTASTIC. Thanks a lot. |
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