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TOC help needed!
I'm working on a 350 page document that was saved by someone in four
versions; i.e., the first 90 pages in version 1, the second 90 in version 2, and so on. Each version has it's own table of contents. I have to put the document--which was unstable to begin with before being put into separate versions--into a single document with TOC. When I got all the versions into a single document somehow the TOC fell right into place with their numbered paragraphs in apple pie order--fields and all. THENNNNNNNN, after meandering through the document a few seconds, I went back to take another look at the TOC and the page numbers were still there but the paragraph numbering was not. I can't seem to find out how the TOC was entered in the first place since each of the numbered paragraphs in the document show up as Normal Style. There are no hidden paragraphs indicated and there are no TOC fields in the body of the document. I only know of two ways to do it, by styles with hidden paragraphs and also with the Ctrl+Alt+O process one by one. If anyone has ANY suggestion whatsoever as to where I should begin with this document, I would be most appreciative. You've always come through in the past. And thanks for that! |
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If numbering was applied using a "list style" or by promoting/demoting
outline levels, then a TOC based on outline levels would presumably preserve the paragraph numbering, but this is a pretty iffy way to construct an important document, at least in my opinion. -- 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. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I'm working on a 350 page document that was saved by someone in four versions; i.e., the first 90 pages in version 1, the second 90 in version 2, and so on. Each version has it's own table of contents. I have to put the document--which was unstable to begin with before being put into separate versions--into a single document with TOC. When I got all the versions into a single document somehow the TOC fell right into place with their numbered paragraphs in apple pie order--fields and all. THENNNNNNNN, after meandering through the document a few seconds, I went back to take another look at the TOC and the page numbers were still there but the paragraph numbering was not. I can't seem to find out how the TOC was entered in the first place since each of the numbered paragraphs in the document show up as Normal Style. There are no hidden paragraphs indicated and there are no TOC fields in the body of the document. I only know of two ways to do it, by styles with hidden paragraphs and also with the Ctrl+Alt+O process one by one. If anyone has ANY suggestion whatsoever as to where I should begin with this document, I would be most appreciative. You've always come through in the past. And thanks for that! |
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Thanks a million for your reply, Suzanne. I agree that such an important
document should have a stronger foundation! I'm writing this from home and won't again have access to the document until tomorrow afternoon. I'm sure I'll have more questions then about this troublesome job. I don't know what I'd do without you and the team, Suzanne. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If numbering was applied using a "list style" or by promoting/demoting outline levels, then a TOC based on outline levels would presumably preserve the paragraph numbering, but this is a pretty iffy way to construct an important document, at least in my opinion. -- 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. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I'm working on a 350 page document that was saved by someone in four versions; i.e., the first 90 pages in version 1, the second 90 in version 2, and so on. Each version has it's own table of contents. I have to put the document--which was unstable to begin with before being put into separate versions--into a single document with TOC. When I got all the versions into a single document somehow the TOC fell right into place with their numbered paragraphs in apple pie order--fields and all. THENNNNNNNN, after meandering through the document a few seconds, I went back to take another look at the TOC and the page numbers were still there but the paragraph numbering was not. I can't seem to find out how the TOC was entered in the first place since each of the numbered paragraphs in the document show up as Normal Style. There are no hidden paragraphs indicated and there are no TOC fields in the body of the document. I only know of two ways to do it, by styles with hidden paragraphs and also with the Ctrl+Alt+O process one by one. If anyone has ANY suggestion whatsoever as to where I should begin with this document, I would be most appreciative. You've always come through in the past. And thanks for that! |
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Maybe some of the others can be more helpful, as I'm completely clueless
about this method of applying different outline levels to the same style; I always set up outline numbering with a specific style for each level (which can be made virtually unbreakable), and although I will accept in principle that the other method works, I've never tried it. -- 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. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Thanks a million for your reply, Suzanne. I agree that such an important document should have a stronger foundation! I'm writing this from home and won't again have access to the document until tomorrow afternoon. I'm sure I'll have more questions then about this troublesome job. I don't know what I'd do without you and the team, Suzanne. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: If numbering was applied using a "list style" or by promoting/demoting outline levels, then a TOC based on outline levels would presumably preserve the paragraph numbering, but this is a pretty iffy way to construct an important document, at least in my opinion. -- 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. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I'm working on a 350 page document that was saved by someone in four versions; i.e., the first 90 pages in version 1, the second 90 in version 2, and so on. Each version has it's own table of contents. I have to put the document--which was unstable to begin with before being put into separate versions--into a single document with TOC. When I got all the versions into a single document somehow the TOC fell right into place with their numbered paragraphs in apple pie order--fields and all. THENNNNNNNN, after meandering through the document a few seconds, I went back to take another look at the TOC and the page numbers were still there but the paragraph numbering was not. I can't seem to find out how the TOC was entered in the first place since each of the numbered paragraphs in the document show up as Normal Style. There are no hidden paragraphs indicated and there are no TOC fields in the body of the document. I only know of two ways to do it, by styles with hidden paragraphs and also with the Ctrl+Alt+O process one by one. If anyone has ANY suggestion whatsoever as to where I should begin with this document, I would be most appreciative. You've always come through in the past. And thanks for that! |
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There seem to be two separate questions here - firstly how the TOC was
created and secondly why it has lost paragraph numbers. For the first, you need to look at the TOC field code - the Help gives information about the various switches and there is more in Suzanne's article at http://www.word.mvps.org/faqs/format...OCSwitches.htm, but if there are no styles and no TC fields then the betting is on a TOC made using paragraph outline levels (not the same as numbering levels) - \o switch in the TOC field. I'm not clear whether the numbering has disappeared only from the TOC, or also from the paragraphs in the body of the document. Would need to know more about how the paragraphs are numbered in any case. -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I'm working on a 350 page document that was saved by someone in four versions; i.e., the first 90 pages in version 1, the second 90 in version 2, and so on. Each version has it's own table of contents. I have to put the document--which was unstable to begin with before being put into separate versions--into a single document with TOC. When I got all the versions into a single document somehow the TOC fell right into place with their numbered paragraphs in apple pie order--fields and all. THENNNNNNNN, after meandering through the document a few seconds, I went back to take another look at the TOC and the page numbers were still there but the paragraph numbering was not. I can't seem to find out how the TOC was entered in the first place since each of the numbered paragraphs in the document show up as Normal Style. There are no hidden paragraphs indicated and there are no TOC fields in the body of the document. I only know of two ways to do it, by styles with hidden paragraphs and also with the Ctrl+Alt+O process one by one. If anyone has ANY suggestion whatsoever as to where I should begin with this document, I would be most appreciative. You've always come through in the past. And thanks for that! |
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