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TOC numbering problem
In my law firm we do many appeal briefs, in which the page numbers for
the TOC and TOA are in lowercase Roman numerals. To insert and format page numbers on the actual page we use the icons on the footer toolbar. But those lowercase Roman numerals show up in the TOC as uppercase. There's got to be a simple way to make sure that the page number in the TOC is the same case as the actual page number -- can anyone tell me what it is? |
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TOC numbering problem
If you apply All Caps formatting to the TOC style used for a given level, it
is used for the page numbers as well. Does that apply in your case? -- 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. "Dungeon Rat" wrote in message oups.com... In my law firm we do many appeal briefs, in which the page numbers for the TOC and TOA are in lowercase Roman numerals. To insert and format page numbers on the actual page we use the icons on the footer toolbar. But those lowercase Roman numerals show up in the TOC as uppercase. There's got to be a simple way to make sure that the page number in the TOC is the same case as the actual page number -- can anyone tell me what it is? |
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Suzanne --
The text of all TOC entries must be all caps, but the page number of the TOC itself and of the TOA must show on the TOC in lower case (other page numbers are Arabic, so there's no problem with them). I saw an old post on another board which talked about the formatting of the page number field itself, but like you I think it's the style that's controlling here. What's odd is that using lowercase Roman numerals for these sections is standard formatting, both for academic and legal documents, so I'd expect MS to have a way to do this. I was able to juryrig it by manually typing and editing the code entry, but if someone updates the field I'm afraid the formatting will revert. Plus, every time one of my users employs a Word TOC I have to go thru this again. On May 14, 2:40 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you apply All Caps formatting to the TOC style used for a given level, it is used for the page numbers as well. Does that apply in your case? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org |
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Well, that's definitely the problem. I agree that there ought to be a way
around it, but there really isn't. Another thing we've been requesting for years is the ability to have page numbers uniform even when the TOC entries vary in point size (or even font), bold vs. normal, etc. FWIW, you might reconsider the all caps if it's not an absolute requirement. Not only does All Caps formatting take up more space, it's much less readable than Caps & lowercase. -- 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. "Dungeon Rat" wrote in message oups.com... Suzanne -- The text of all TOC entries must be all caps, but the page number of the TOC itself and of the TOA must show on the TOC in lower case (other page numbers are Arabic, so there's no problem with them). I saw an old post on another board which talked about the formatting of the page number field itself, but like you I think it's the style that's controlling here. What's odd is that using lowercase Roman numerals for these sections is standard formatting, both for academic and legal documents, so I'd expect MS to have a way to do this. I was able to juryrig it by manually typing and editing the code entry, but if someone updates the field I'm afraid the formatting will revert. Plus, every time one of my users employs a Word TOC I have to go thru this again. On May 14, 2:40 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If you apply All Caps formatting to the TOC style used for a given level, it is used for the page numbers as well. Does that apply in your case? -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site:http://word.mvps.org |
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Suzanne:
I appreciate your reply -- I was beginning to think I was crazy. Unfortunately, the font requirements are set by the applicable Federal District Court and are definitely non-negotiable; they will reject unread any brief that does not meet their formatting requirements. But at least I won't spend any longer looking for some switch that doesn't exist. Thanks again! On May 14, 4:07 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, that's definitely the problem. I agree that there ought to be a way around it, but there really isn't. Another thing we've been requesting for years is the ability to have page numbers uniform even when the TOC entries vary in point size (or even font), bold vs. normal, etc. FWIW, you might reconsider the all caps if it's not an absolute requirement. Not only does All Caps formatting take up more space, it's much less readable than Caps & lowercase. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) |
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In that case I think your only option is to unlink the TOC after editing is
complete and apply the all caps formatting to the entries manually. -- 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. "Dungeon Rat" wrote in message ups.com... Suzanne: I appreciate your reply -- I was beginning to think I was crazy. Unfortunately, the font requirements are set by the applicable Federal District Court and are definitely non-negotiable; they will reject unread any brief that does not meet their formatting requirements. But at least I won't spend any longer looking for some switch that doesn't exist. Thanks again! On May 14, 4:07 pm, "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Well, that's definitely the problem. I agree that there ought to be a way around it, but there really isn't. Another thing we've been requesting for years is the ability to have page numbers uniform even when the TOC entries vary in point size (or even font), bold vs. normal, etc. FWIW, you might reconsider the all caps if it's not an absolute requirement. Not only does All Caps formatting take up more space, it's much less readable than Caps & lowercase. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) |
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