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Table of Contents -- All page numbers appear as "1"
I created a table of contents. I updated it several times and the entries
and corresponding page numbers were correct, however, when I sent the document to my boss and he updated the Table of Contents, all the page numbers for all the entries showed up as "1. I then sent the document to a coworker. When she updated it, the page numbers generated correctly, but on my bosss computer, the page numbers for all the entries were still showing up as "1" instead of the actual page number. He then forwarded his copy to a colleague and when this person updated it, the page numbers now all showed up as 2. He sent the document back to me, but the page numbers updated correctly on my computer. Does anyone know what's causing the numbers to show correctly on one persons computer but incorrectly on someone elses? He then opened the document several days later and the page numbers updated correctly. I am totally befuddled. We finally had to send it to the client as a PDF file instead of a Word document because we couldnt trust it. We are all using Word 2003 and Windows XP. Thanks very much. |
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Table of Contents -- All page numbers appear as "1"
Make sure that the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" is cleared on
the General tab of ToolsOptions. Note that this is a setting that must be changed for each individual user. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Dusty" wrote in message ... I created a table of contents. I updated it several times and the entries and corresponding page numbers were correct, however, when I sent the document to my boss and he updated the Table of Contents, all the page numbers for all the entries showed up as "1." I then sent the document to a coworker. When she updated it, the page numbers generated correctly, but on my boss's computer, the page numbers for all the entries were still showing up as "1" instead of the actual page number. He then forwarded his copy to a colleague and when this person updated it, the page numbers now all showed up as "2." He sent the document back to me, but the page numbers updated correctly on my computer. Does anyone know what's causing the numbers to show correctly on one person's computer but incorrectly on someone else's? He then opened the document several days later and the page numbers updated correctly. I am totally befuddled. We finally had to send it to the client as a PDF file instead of a Word document because we couldn't trust it. We are all using Word 2003 and Windows XP. Thanks very much. |
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Table of Contents -- All page numbers appear as "1"
I was finally able to get to my boss's computer and sure enough, he had the
"Allow starting in Reading Layout" checked on his computer. I unchecked it and it seems to have done the trick. Thank you so much Stefan. This was very helpful! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Make sure that the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" is cleared on the General tab of ToolsOptions. Note that this is a setting that must be changed for each individual user. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Dusty" wrote in message ... I created a table of contents. I updated it several times and the entries and corresponding page numbers were correct, however, when I sent the document to my boss and he updated the Table of Contents, all the page numbers for all the entries showed up as "1." I then sent the document to a coworker. When she updated it, the page numbers generated correctly, but on my boss's computer, the page numbers for all the entries were still showing up as "1" instead of the actual page number. He then forwarded his copy to a colleague and when this person updated it, the page numbers now all showed up as "2." He sent the document back to me, but the page numbers updated correctly on my computer. Does anyone know what's causing the numbers to show correctly on one person's computer but incorrectly on someone else's? He then opened the document several days later and the page numbers updated correctly. I am totally befuddled. We finally had to send it to the client as a PDF file instead of a Word document because we couldn't trust it. We are all using Word 2003 and Windows XP. Thanks very much. |
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Table of Contents -- All page numbers appear as "1"
Why does the document have to be in "Reading Layout" in order to view the TOC
with the correct page numbers? "Dusty" wrote: I was finally able to get to my boss's computer and sure enough, he had the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" checked on his computer. I unchecked it and it seems to have done the trick. Thank you so much Stefan. This was very helpful! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Make sure that the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" is cleared on the General tab of ToolsOptions. Note that this is a setting that must be changed for each individual user. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Dusty" wrote in message ... I created a table of contents. I updated it several times and the entries and corresponding page numbers were correct, however, when I sent the document to my boss and he updated the Table of Contents, all the page numbers for all the entries showed up as "1." I then sent the document to a coworker. When she updated it, the page numbers generated correctly, but on my boss's computer, the page numbers for all the entries were still showing up as "1" instead of the actual page number. He then forwarded his copy to a colleague and when this person updated it, the page numbers now all showed up as "2." He sent the document back to me, but the page numbers updated correctly on my computer. Does anyone know what's causing the numbers to show correctly on one person's computer but incorrectly on someone else's? He then opened the document several days later and the page numbers updated correctly. I am totally befuddled. We finally had to send it to the client as a PDF file instead of a Word document because we couldn't trust it. We are all using Word 2003 and Windows XP. Thanks very much. |
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Table of Contents -- All page numbers appear as "1"
It doesn't. But if you start in Reading Layout, this seems to corrupt the
TOC when you switch to another view. -- 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. "Noel" wrote in message ... Why does the document have to be in "Reading Layout" in order to view the TOC with the correct page numbers? "Dusty" wrote: I was finally able to get to my boss's computer and sure enough, he had the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" checked on his computer. I unchecked it and it seems to have done the trick. Thank you so much Stefan. This was very helpful! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Make sure that the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" is cleared on the General tab of ToolsOptions. Note that this is a setting that must be changed for each individual user. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Dusty" wrote in message ... I created a table of contents. I updated it several times and the entries and corresponding page numbers were correct, however, when I sent the document to my boss and he updated the Table of Contents, all the page numbers for all the entries showed up as "1." I then sent the document to a coworker. When she updated it, the page numbers generated correctly, but on my boss's computer, the page numbers for all the entries were still showing up as "1" instead of the actual page number. He then forwarded his copy to a colleague and when this person updated it, the page numbers now all showed up as "2." He sent the document back to me, but the page numbers updated correctly on my computer. Does anyone know what's causing the numbers to show correctly on one person's computer but incorrectly on someone else's? He then opened the document several days later and the page numbers updated correctly. I am totally befuddled. We finally had to send it to the client as a PDF file instead of a Word document because we couldn't trust it. We are all using Word 2003 and Windows XP. Thanks very much. |
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Table of Contents -- All page numbers appear as "1"
Great Post!!!! This fixed the problem!
"Stefan Blom" wrote: Make sure that the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" is cleared on the General tab of ToolsOptions. Note that this is a setting that must be changed for each individual user. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Dusty" wrote in message ... I created a table of contents. I updated it several times and the entries and corresponding page numbers were correct, however, when I sent the document to my boss and he updated the Table of Contents, all the page numbers for all the entries showed up as "1." I then sent the document to a coworker. When she updated it, the page numbers generated correctly, but on my boss's computer, the page numbers for all the entries were still showing up as "1" instead of the actual page number. He then forwarded his copy to a colleague and when this person updated it, the page numbers now all showed up as "2." He sent the document back to me, but the page numbers updated correctly on my computer. Does anyone know what's causing the numbers to show correctly on one person's computer but incorrectly on someone else's? He then opened the document several days later and the page numbers updated correctly. I am totally befuddled. We finally had to send it to the client as a PDF file instead of a Word document because we couldn't trust it. We are all using Word 2003 and Windows XP. Thanks very much. |
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Table of Contents -- All page numbers appear as "1"
Glad I could help.
-- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Deet" wrote in message ... Great Post!!!! This fixed the problem! "Stefan Blom" wrote: Make sure that the "Allow starting in Reading Layout" is cleared on the General tab of ToolsOptions. Note that this is a setting that must be changed for each individual user. -- Stefan Blom Microsoft Word MVP "Dusty" wrote in message ... I created a table of contents. I updated it several times and the entries and corresponding page numbers were correct, however, when I sent the document to my boss and he updated the Table of Contents, all the page numbers for all the entries showed up as "1." I then sent the document to a coworker. When she updated it, the page numbers generated correctly, but on my boss's computer, the page numbers for all the entries were still showing up as "1" instead of the actual page number. He then forwarded his copy to a colleague and when this person updated it, the page numbers now all showed up as "2." He sent the document back to me, but the page numbers updated correctly on my computer. Does anyone know what's causing the numbers to show correctly on one person's computer but incorrectly on someone else's? He then opened the document several days later and the page numbers updated correctly. I am totally befuddled. We finally had to send it to the client as a PDF file instead of a Word document because we couldn't trust it. We are all using Word 2003 and Windows XP. Thanks very much. |
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