[Sherrytherealtor]

I created a table of contents simply by copying and pasting it from a
different document. I cannot seem to utilize the "reference/index tab"
buttons for TOCs. Everytime i attempt to convert or use it, i get an error
stating no tabs were found. I need to add leaders (the dots) between the
item and its page number.

Is there a way to insert the dots/leaders in between a pre-existing
document/table of contents. Can I convert this pre-existing document into a
word TOC?

i.e.
Tenant....................................1
Terms.....................................2

Thank you.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It's not clear whether what you copied was a text TOC or a TOC field. If you
press Alt+F9, do you see a field code? If so, then in order to make the TOC
work in your document, you will need to have headings to base it on. If it's
a text TOC, then it won't apply to the current document at all. You can add
tab stops (with leader) in TOC styles the same way you do in any other
style.

For more on TOCs, see http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
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.

"Sherrytherealtor" wrote in
message ...
I created a table of contents simply by copying and pasting it from a
different document. I cannot seem to utilize the "reference/index tab"
buttons for TOCs. Everytime i attempt to convert or use it, i get an
error
stating no tabs were found. I need to add leaders (the dots) between the
item and its page number.

Is there a way to insert the dots/leaders in between a pre-existing
document/table of contents. Can I convert this pre-existing document into
a
word TOC?

i.e.
Tenant....................................1
Terms.....................................2

Thank you.

[Sherrytherealtor]

ALT F9 did not work.

I am in a simply word document. I did not copy a Field TOC. It was a
simply text document wherein the author simply tabbed over (i believe) to the
right after typing the first entry and then hit a page number. There is no
dots(leaders) in between the entry and the page number. It is about 3 pages
long. I copied this document and pasted it into another contract. I would
like to put leaders in between the entries and page numbers.

I am not positive on how to create a TOC from a pre-existing text document.

Thanks.

Sherry

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It's not clear whether what you copied was a text TOC or a TOC field. If you
press Alt+F9, do you see a field code? If so, then in order to make the TOC
work in your document, you will need to have headings to base it on. If it's
a text TOC, then it won't apply to the current document at all. You can add
tab stops (with leader) in TOC styles the same way you do in any other
style.

For more on TOCs, see http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
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.

"Sherrytherealtor" wrote in
message ...
I created a table of contents simply by copying and pasting it from a
different document. I cannot seem to utilize the "reference/index tab"
buttons for TOCs. Everytime i attempt to convert or use it, i get an
error
stating no tabs were found. I need to add leaders (the dots) between the
item and its page number.

Is there a way to insert the dots/leaders in between a pre-existing
document/table of contents. Can I convert this pre-existing document into
a
word TOC?

i.e.
Tenant....................................1
Terms.....................................2

Thank you.

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If the creator of the previous document used a given style for the TOC
entries, then you can modify the style (see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/styl...yAStyle.html); if not, you'll
have to select the TOC paragraphs and add/modify the tab stops (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/SettingTabs.htm).

--
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.

"Sherrytherealtor" wrote in
message ...
ALT F9 did not work.

I am in a simply word document. I did not copy a Field TOC. It was a
simply text document wherein the author simply tabbed over (i believe) to
the
right after typing the first entry and then hit a page number. There is
no
dots(leaders) in between the entry and the page number. It is about 3
pages
long. I copied this document and pasted it into another contract. I
would
like to put leaders in between the entries and page numbers.

I am not positive on how to create a TOC from a pre-existing text
document.

Thanks.

Sherry

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It's not clear whether what you copied was a text TOC or a TOC field. If
you
press Alt+F9, do you see a field code? If so, then in order to make the
TOC
work in your document, you will need to have headings to base it on. If
it's
a text TOC, then it won't apply to the current document at all. You can
add
tab stops (with leader) in TOC styles the same way you do in any other
style.

For more on TOCs, see
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
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.

"Sherrytherealtor" wrote in
message ...
I created a table of contents simply by copying and pasting it from a
different document. I cannot seem to utilize the "reference/index
tab"
buttons for TOCs. Everytime i attempt to convert or use it, i get an
error
stating no tabs were found. I need to add leaders (the dots) between
the
item and its page number.

Is there a way to insert the dots/leaders in between a pre-existing
document/table of contents. Can I convert this pre-existing document
into
a
word TOC?

i.e.
Tenant....................................1
Terms.....................................2

Thank you.