J
JonesP
Hi, I'm trying to figure out how to include page ranges (e.g. 1-5) in a Table
of Contents.
of Contents.
S
Suzanne S. Barnhill
There is no built-in way to do this, and indeed, what is the point? The
whole concept of a TOC is that each section ends where the next begins. So
if the entry following the one that starts on page 1 starts on page 6, then
it can be assumed that the first one ends of page 5 (or 6).
whole concept of a TOC is that each section ends where the next begins. So
if the entry following the one that starts on page 1 starts on page 6, then
it can be assumed that the first one ends of page 5 (or 6).
J
JonesP
Yes, I know, but sometimes you have folks who want documents formatted a
certain way.
certain way.
J
John McGhie [MVP Word, Word Mac]
Are we talking about the same thing?
A Table of Contents is at the front of the book and containins headings in
order of the position they appear in the book. An Index appears at the back
of the book and contains terms in alphabetic order.
The Index generator will produce page ranges. The Table of Contents
generator will not (because, as Suzanne says, it would be a logical
tautology).
You could fake it with a dummy "Section End" paragraph, positioned at the
end of each section and set to Hidden Text so it would not print in the body
of the document.
But then you would simply annoy your readers who would get a TOC twice its
previous size that they would have to wade through, separating the useful
information from all the non-useful "Section End" entries, one for each
heading.
I would seriously consider visiting the folks who want this with a box of
clue-sticks
Cheers
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A Table of Contents is at the front of the book and containins headings in
order of the position they appear in the book. An Index appears at the back
of the book and contains terms in alphabetic order.
The Index generator will produce page ranges. The Table of Contents
generator will not (because, as Suzanne says, it would be a logical
tautology).
You could fake it with a dummy "Section End" paragraph, positioned at the
end of each section and set to Hidden Text so it would not print in the body
of the document.
But then you would simply annoy your readers who would get a TOC twice its
previous size that they would have to wade through, separating the useful
information from all the non-useful "Section End" entries, one for each
heading.
I would seriously consider visiting the folks who want this with a box of
clue-sticks
Cheers
--
Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. GMT + 10 Hrs
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]
J
JonesP
OK, got it. Thanks.
John McGhie said:Are we talking about the same thing?
A Table of Contents is at the front of the book and containins headings in
order of the position they appear in the book. An Index appears at the back
of the book and contains terms in alphabetic order.
The Index generator will produce page ranges. The Table of Contents
generator will not (because, as Suzanne says, it would be a logical
tautology).
You could fake it with a dummy "Section End" paragraph, positioned at the
end of each section and set to Hidden Text so it would not print in the body
of the document.
But then you would simply annoy your readers who would get a TOC twice its
previous size that they would have to wade through, separating the useful
information from all the non-useful "Section End" entries, one for each
heading.
I would seriously consider visiting the folks who want this with a box of
clue-sticks
Cheers
--
Please reply in the group. Please do NOT email me unless I ask you to.
http://jgmcghie.fastmail.com.au/
John McGhie, Consultant Technical Writer
McGhie Information Engineering Pty Ltd
Sydney, Australia. GMT + 10 Hrs
+61 4 1209 1410, mailto:[email protected]