Edit Field-TOC

[George Wilson]

I am assisting a customer using Word XP on a Windows XP
system. We have created a custom TOC for an appendix with
the following styles assigned: TOC 1 = APPENDIX, TOC 2 =
Heading 1, TOC 3 = Heading 2, TOC 4 = Heading 3. The table
of contents brings in the requred data and looks fine. The
customer goes to edit the field, chooses TOC and hits the
button to edit it and it defaults back to TOC 1 = Heading
1 and so forth. I'm told this setting should be saved but
it is not. Is this info saved in the normal.dot? How do I
get this data to be retained in the edit TOC option?
TIA
George

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi George,

This may vary between Word versions, but in the last couple
of versions I've always had to "start over" as soon as the
TOc dialog box re-opens. So no, I know of no way to save the
settings.

One possibility would be to set up a macro. Use the .Display
method to allow the user to work in the dialog box as he
normally would. The changes won't be executed, but you can
pick up the things he's "allowed" to edit, then apply them to
the TOC (by changing the field code appropriately).

I am assisting a customer using Word XP on a Windows XP
system. We have created a custom TOC for an appendix with
the following styles assigned: TOC 1 = APPENDIX, TOC 2 =
Heading 1, TOC 3 = Heading 2, TOC 4 = Heading 3. The table
of contents brings in the requred data and looks fine. The
customer goes to edit the field, chooses TOC and hits the
button to edit it and it defaults back to TOC 1 = Heading
1 and so forth. I'm told this setting should be saved but
it is not. Is this info saved in the normal.dot? How do I
get this data to be retained in the edit TOC option?

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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[George Wilson]

OK, I took your advice and tried this with Word 2000, the
edit field option is not available on right click, but if
you go to Insert > Index and Tables > Table of Contents it
does remember the previous TOC settings when it is
selected. I open the same document with Word XP and the
default settings are set. My customer was recently
upgraded from 2000, this is why he is used to the TOC
retaining the settings.
Thank you for your assistance...
George

 

[Cindy M -WordMVP-]

Hi George,

And THANK YOU for confirming that the default behavior did
change at one point (For the worse, IMO)

OK, I took your advice and tried this with Word 2000, the
edit field option is not available on right click, but if
you go to Insert > Index and Tables > Table of Contents it
does remember the previous TOC settings when it is
selected. I open the same document with Word XP and the
default settings are set. My customer was recently
upgraded from 2000, this is why he is used to the TOC
retaining the settings.
Thank you for your assistance...

Cindy Meister
INTER-Solutions, Switzerland
http://homepage.swissonline.ch/cindymeister (last update Sep
30 2003)
http://www.word.mvps.org

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