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table of contents not updating
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I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC
could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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It's also possible that the TOC has been unlinked or perhaps even created
manually rather than with a TOC field. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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Hi Suzanne
Please see notes below and also reply to stefan "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It's also possible that the TOC has been unlinked or perhaps even created manually rather than with a TOC field. In order to get the TOC I have to keep deleting it and recreating it and the recreated one still doesn't update. Also hyperlinks remain functional -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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Very odd. Try opening the document using the Open and Repair option and see
if this makes any difference. -- 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. "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne Please see notes below and also reply to stefan "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It's also possible that the TOC has been unlinked or perhaps even created manually rather than with a TOC field. In order to get the TOC I have to keep deleting it and recreating it and the recreated one still doesn't update. Also hyperlinks remain functional -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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Hi Suzanne
The document has some macros including an autoexec. On a hunch I deleted these and the TOC is now working. The macros managed some document variables (custom and standard) including data collection. Are you aware of any conflicts here? Cheers Ian "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: Very odd. Try opening the document using the Open and Repair option and see if this makes any difference. -- 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. "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi Suzanne Please see notes below and also reply to stefan "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It's also possible that the TOC has been unlinked or perhaps even created manually rather than with a TOC field. In order to get the TOC I have to keep deleting it and recreating it and the recreated one still doesn't update. Also hyperlinks remain functional -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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I considered that, too, but then there would be no Update Field command on
the context menu, of course. :-) -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote: It's also possible that the TOC has been unlinked or perhaps even created manually rather than with a TOC field. -- 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. "Stefan Blom" wrote in message ... When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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Hi Stefan - see my notes below
please also note by reply to Suzanne "Stefan Blom" wrote: When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC No - not greyed out could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? Tried Ctrl+Shift+F11 - no noticable difference If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? No message. It looks like processing is happening (I get teh hourglass for a split second there is also a brief message that word is repaginating) but no change What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? Nothing is missing then I add a new level 1 heading and choose Update and the heading is not included in the TOC -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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I'm glad you got it sorted. Your replies do not indicate a problem with the
TOC itself; like Suzanne, I believe the macro caused the problems. Thank you for the feedback, though. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote: Hi Stefan - see my notes below please also note by reply to Suzanne "Stefan Blom" wrote: When you right-click, is the Update Field command greyed out? If so, the TOC No - not greyed out could be locked. With the insertion point inside the TOC, click Ctrl+Shift+F11. Can you update it now? Tried Ctrl+Shift+F11 - no noticable difference If the command is not greyed out, what happens when you try to update? Do you see a message of some sort? No message. It looks like processing is happening (I get teh hourglass for a split second there is also a brief message that word is repaginating) but no change What is missing from the TOC? Certain heading levels? Text from specific areas of the document? Nothing is missing then I add a new level 1 heading and choose Update and the heading is not included in the TOC -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Ianb" wrote in message ... Hi I have a problem with a word document in which the Table of Contents doesnot update when I right clck and Update field or when I print preview. The document is not protected and I can't see an other reason it would be happening. I am using Word 2003 SP2 and XP professional Thanks Ian B |
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