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How do you save Idex and Tables settings in a template?
I'm trying to format my TOC using the Index and Table window and add the
settings to my template but the settings will not save in my template. Can anyone tell me the steps I must take to save these settings to produce the TOC I need? |
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How do you save Idex and Tables settings in a template?
Hi apail
apail wrote: I'm trying to format my TOC using the Index and Table window and add the settings to my template but the settings will not save in my template. Can anyone tell me the steps I must take to save these settings to produce the TOC I need? my suggestion: forget that window. Once your TOC is as you like it, select the first letter of the TOC (this will select the whole thing) and hit SHIFT-F9. You should now see the TOC field with all sorts of switches and letters. Those are field switches. Dig down a bit into Word's offline help and look up the TOC field. Look at all the switches that you see in your field (can't hurt to look at some of the others, too, to get the idea what the field can do for you). You might want to change your field code a bit, or not, but once you are satisfied, save the TOC field as an AutoText in this template. Make sure that the TOC styles ("TOC 1", etc.) are as you wanted them (i.e., don't format your TOC manually, but only through those styles). Now, whenever you are in a document based on this template and want to insert a TOC, simply insert the AutoText and update it (F9 when cursor is in the field). 2cents Robert |
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How do you save Idex and Tables settings in a template?
For more help on the switches, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TOCSwitches.htm -- 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. "Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote in message ... Hi apail apail wrote: I'm trying to format my TOC using the Index and Table window and add the settings to my template but the settings will not save in my template. Can anyone tell me the steps I must take to save these settings to produce the TOC I need? my suggestion: forget that window. Once your TOC is as you like it, select the first letter of the TOC (this will select the whole thing) and hit SHIFT-F9. You should now see the TOC field with all sorts of switches and letters. Those are field switches. Dig down a bit into Word's offline help and look up the TOC field. Look at all the switches that you see in your field (can't hurt to look at some of the others, too, to get the idea what the field can do for you). You might want to change your field code a bit, or not, but once you are satisfied, save the TOC field as an AutoText in this template. Make sure that the TOC styles ("TOC 1", etc.) are as you wanted them (i.e., don't format your TOC manually, but only through those styles). Now, whenever you are in a document based on this template and want to insert a TOC, simply insert the AutoText and update it (F9 when cursor is in the field). 2cents Robert |