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Alternative dot leaders
As a software trainer at a large law firm, I work with many secretaries who
frequently create tables of contents. By now most have learned to use the built-in features to generate their TOCs (using styles). Here's the kicker: Several attorneys don't want the "crunched together" dot leaders -- the only dotted "tab leader" option available under Insert Reference Index and Tables Table of Contents. Since the resulting TOC is a field code, the dot leaders canNOT be substituted with Find & Replace. Similarly, style options for the TOC levels don't work because (a) the same dot leader style is also the only dotted option available for Tabs in a style definition and (b) changing the style to "expanded" character spacing would affect the entire TOC entry. Other than typing the TOC manually, is there a way to build spaced-out dot leaders into the output? Thanks! -- Sarah |
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Alternative dot leaders
The only alternative I know of is to expand the spacing of the leaders after
unlinking the TOC; obviously, this can't be done in a template, and it can't be done in a document until editing is complete. Knowing how legal documents often have to be updated after you *think* they're complete, I would suggest saving the default TOC as an AutoText entry for ease of reinsertion. Be sure to let the attorneys in question know how much extra time and effort this requires; they may be willing to compromise their ideals. -- 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. "Sarah R" wrote in message ... As a software trainer at a large law firm, I work with many secretaries who frequently create tables of contents. By now most have learned to use the built-in features to generate their TOCs (using styles). Here's the kicker: Several attorneys don't want the "crunched together" dot leaders -- the only dotted "tab leader" option available under Insert Reference Index and Tables Table of Contents. Since the resulting TOC is a field code, the dot leaders canNOT be substituted with Find & Replace. Similarly, style options for the TOC levels don't work because (a) the same dot leader style is also the only dotted option available for Tabs in a style definition and (b) changing the style to "expanded" character spacing would affect the entire TOC entry. Other than typing the TOC manually, is there a way to build spaced-out dot leaders into the output? Thanks! -- Sarah |
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