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Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the
first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! |
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Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something
like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! |
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Things just get stranger by the minute. When I pressed Alt F9 what appeared
was "TOC \F". Where in the world did the F come from? Thanks so much for the reply, Doug, and all the other times you've helped me. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! . |
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According to Word's Help:
\f EntryIdentifier Builds a table from TC fields. If EntryIdentifier is specified, the table is built only from TC fields with the same identifier (typically a letter). For example, { TOC \f t } builds a table of contents from TC fields such as { TC "Entry Text" \f t }. If you have not used any TC fields in the document, then you will not have any TOC entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Things just get stranger by the minute. When I pressed Alt F9 what appeared was "TOC \F". Where in the world did the F come from? Thanks so much for the reply, Doug, and all the other times you've helped me. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! . |
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I chose the "Table Entry Fields" option and marked each one. With show/hide
turned on in the document, the fields appear as follows: {TC "VISA VS. STATUS" \l2} I've looked at this document so long that I can no longer "see" it. At this point, I'm probably not even understanding what you're trying to tell me, Suzanne, but I sure do appreciate your trying to get it through my very tired brain. Thanks so very much. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: According to Word's Help: \f EntryIdentifier Builds a table from TC fields. If EntryIdentifier is specified, the table is built only from TC fields with the same identifier (typically a letter). For example, { TOC \f t } builds a table of contents from TC fields such as { TC "Entry Text" \f t }. If you have not used any TC fields in the document, then you will not have any TOC entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Things just get stranger by the minute. When I pressed Alt F9 what appeared was "TOC \F". Where in the world did the F come from? Thanks so much for the reply, Doug, and all the other times you've helped me. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! . . |
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I think it would have been a lot simpler to delete the existing TOC and
insert a new one. By default, a TOC includes only three levels. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I chose the "Table Entry Fields" option and marked each one. With show/hide turned on in the document, the fields appear as follows: {TC "VISA VS. STATUS" \l2} I've looked at this document so long that I can no longer "see" it. At this point, I'm probably not even understanding what you're trying to tell me, Suzanne, but I sure do appreciate your trying to get it through my very tired brain. Thanks so very much. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: According to Word's Help: \f EntryIdentifier Builds a table from TC fields. If EntryIdentifier is specified, the table is built only from TC fields with the same identifier (typically a letter). For example, { TOC \f t } builds a table of contents from TC fields such as { TC "Entry Text" \f t }. If you have not used any TC fields in the document, then you will not have any TOC entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Things just get stranger by the minute. When I pressed Alt F9 what appeared was "TOC \F". Where in the world did the F come from? Thanks so much for the reply, Doug, and all the other times you've helped me. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! . . |
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I hope I haven't gotten the TOC so dizzy with attempts that it doesn't know
what to do next, but I'll try letting it default. Thanks for your patience and knowledge, Suzanne. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I think it would have been a lot simpler to delete the existing TOC and insert a new one. By default, a TOC includes only three levels. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I chose the "Table Entry Fields" option and marked each one. With show/hide turned on in the document, the fields appear as follows: {TC "VISA VS. STATUS" \l2} I've looked at this document so long that I can no longer "see" it. At this point, I'm probably not even understanding what you're trying to tell me, Suzanne, but I sure do appreciate your trying to get it through my very tired brain. Thanks so very much. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: According to Word's Help: \f EntryIdentifier Builds a table from TC fields. If EntryIdentifier is specified, the table is built only from TC fields with the same identifier (typically a letter). For example, { TOC \f t } builds a table of contents from TC fields such as { TC "Entry Text" \f t }. If you have not used any TC fields in the document, then you will not have any TOC entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Things just get stranger by the minute. When I pressed Alt F9 what appeared was "TOC \F". Where in the world did the F come from? Thanks so much for the reply, Doug, and all the other times you've helped me. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! . . . |
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FWIW, it's not possible to change the defaults for a new TOC (though some
people would prefer to). It always defaults to showing three outline levels and including pages numbers and period leaders, and the TOC options default to having "Styles" and "Outline levels" checked and "Table entry fields" not checked (so you had to go to some trouble to get the \f switch in yours). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I hope I haven't gotten the TOC so dizzy with attempts that it doesn't know what to do next, but I'll try letting it default. Thanks for your patience and knowledge, Suzanne. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I think it would have been a lot simpler to delete the existing TOC and insert a new one. By default, a TOC includes only three levels. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I chose the "Table Entry Fields" option and marked each one. With show/hide turned on in the document, the fields appear as follows: {TC "VISA VS. STATUS" \l2} I've looked at this document so long that I can no longer "see" it. At this point, I'm probably not even understanding what you're trying to tell me, Suzanne, but I sure do appreciate your trying to get it through my very tired brain. Thanks so very much. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: According to Word's Help: \f EntryIdentifier Builds a table from TC fields. If EntryIdentifier is specified, the table is built only from TC fields with the same identifier (typically a letter). For example, { TOC \f t } builds a table of contents from TC fields such as { TC "Entry Text" \f t }. If you have not used any TC fields in the document, then you will not have any TOC entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Things just get stranger by the minute. When I pressed Alt F9 what appeared was "TOC \F". Where in the world did the F come from? Thanks so much for the reply, Doug, and all the other times you've helped me. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! . . . |
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You were certainly right when you said I had to "go to some trouble to get
the \f switch in yours," Suzanne! "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: FWIW, it's not possible to change the defaults for a new TOC (though some people would prefer to). It always defaults to showing three outline levels and including pages numbers and period leaders, and the TOC options default to having "Styles" and "Outline levels" checked and "Table entry fields" not checked (so you had to go to some trouble to get the \f switch in yours). -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I hope I haven't gotten the TOC so dizzy with attempts that it doesn't know what to do next, but I'll try letting it default. Thanks for your patience and knowledge, Suzanne. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: I think it would have been a lot simpler to delete the existing TOC and insert a new one. By default, a TOC includes only three levels. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... I chose the "Table Entry Fields" option and marked each one. With show/hide turned on in the document, the fields appear as follows: {TC "VISA VS. STATUS" \l2} I've looked at this document so long that I can no longer "see" it. At this point, I'm probably not even understanding what you're trying to tell me, Suzanne, but I sure do appreciate your trying to get it through my very tired brain. Thanks so very much. "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: According to Word's Help: \f EntryIdentifier Builds a table from TC fields. If EntryIdentifier is specified, the table is built only from TC fields with the same identifier (typically a letter). For example, { TOC \f t } builds a table of contents from TC fields such as { TC "Entry Text" \f t }. If you have not used any TC fields in the document, then you will not have any TOC entries. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA http://word.mvps.org "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Things just get stranger by the minute. When I pressed Alt F9 what appeared was "TOC \F". Where in the world did the F come from? Thanks so much for the reply, Doug, and all the other times you've helped me. "Doug Robbins - Word MVP" wrote: Press Alt+F9 and in place of the table of contents you should see something like {TOC \o "1-5" \h \z \u} Replace the 5 with 3 and then press Alt+F9 again and the F9 and select the Update entire table option. -- Hope this helps, Doug Robbins - Word MVP Please reply only to the newsgroups unless you wish to obtain my services on a paid professional basis. "Island Girl" wrote in message ... Someone sent me a document with five levels of TOC marked. He only wants the first three levels to show in the TOC. However, no matter how many times I tell Word to show level 3 in the appropriate box, it also shows levels 4 and 5. Is there anything short of just deleting those from the already-built TOC that I can do to force Word to show only 3 levels? As always--thanks! . . . . |
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