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Removing an automatic Table of Contents
Phrank <pbeal[ at ]hotmail.com> 27.09.2006 03:09:57
Hi,

I'm slowly but surely learning about styles, but I've come across a
problem I don't know how to solve. I have documents with automatic
Table of Contents, and I need to remove the automatic part of this. I
still need the Table of Contents, but I need to be able to add/remove
items and adjust the page numbers manually. I've read that to create
an automatic table of contents I need to go to
Insert > Field > Index and Tables > TOC. So, how do I reverse this
equation? Thanks.

Frank
Re: Removing an automatic Table of Contents
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" <sbarnhill[ at ]mvps.org> 27.09.2006 03:19:07
You can delete the TOC field and construct the TOC manually, but I suspect
that is not what you want. You can unlink the field with Ctrl+Shift+F9,
which will permit you to format it manually, but you won't be able to update
it any more, so be sure that editing is complete and pagination will not
change. Alternatively, you can lock the field (Ctrl+F11), which will prevent
it from updating; later, if you need to update the field, you can unlock it
(Ctrl+Shift+F11).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
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"Phrank" <pbeal[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:gmqjh2pfbmdgoqvsvjkhpgado1m63l364d[ at ]4ax.com...
[Quoted Text]
> Hi,
>
> I'm slowly but surely learning about styles, but I've come across a
> problem I don't know how to solve. I have documents with automatic
> Table of Contents, and I need to remove the automatic part of this. I
> still need the Table of Contents, but I need to be able to add/remove
> items and adjust the page numbers manually. I've read that to create
> an automatic table of contents I need to go to
> Insert > Field > Index and Tables > TOC. So, how do I reverse this
> equation? Thanks.
>
> Frank

Re: Removing an automatic Table of Contents
"Stefan Blom" <no.spam[ at ]please.xyz> 27.09.2006 07:48:10
And if you want to modify the appearance of the TOC, you can do so by
modifying the TOC styles; this is most easily done via the Index and
Tables dialog box (Table of Contents tab): Click the Modify button and
then change the styles as desired. Confirm the settings with OK. Just
remember *not* to press OK to exit the Index and Tables dialog box (if
you press OK, Word will try to insert a new TOC, asking if you want to
replace the old one).

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
news:OZEdkOe4GHA.3404[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
[Quoted Text]
> You can delete the TOC field and construct the TOC manually, but I
suspect
> that is not what you want. You can unlink the field with
Ctrl+Shift+F9,
> which will permit you to format it manually, but you won't be able
to update
> it any more, so be sure that editing is complete and pagination will
not
> change. Alternatively, you can lock the field (Ctrl+F11), which will
prevent
> it from updating; later, if you need to update the field, you can
unlock it
> (Ctrl+Shift+F11).
>
> --
> 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.
>
> "Phrank" <pbeal[ at ]hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:gmqjh2pfbmdgoqvsvjkhpgado1m63l364d[ at ]4ax.com...
> > Hi,
> >
> > I'm slowly but surely learning about styles, but I've come across
a
> > problem I don't know how to solve. I have documents with
automatic
> > Table of Contents, and I need to remove the automatic part of
this. I
> > still need the Table of Contents, but I need to be able to
add/remove
> > items and adjust the page numbers manually. I've read that to
create
> > an automatic table of contents I need to go to
> > Insert > Field > Index and Tables > TOC. So, how do I reverse
this
> > equation? Thanks.
> >
> > Frank
>



Re: Removing an automatic Table of Contents
Phrank <pbeal[ at ]hotmail.com> 27.09.2006 09:37:09
Thank you very much Suzanne and Stephan!! Most helpful.

Frank

On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 09:48:10 +0200, "Stefan Blom" <no.spam[ at ]please.xyz>
wrote:

[Quoted Text]
>And if you want to modify the appearance of the TOC, you can do so by
>modifying the TOC styles; this is most easily done via the Index and
>Tables dialog box (Table of Contents tab): Click the Modify button and
>then change the styles as desired. Confirm the settings with OK. Just
>remember *not* to press OK to exit the Index and Tables dialog box (if
>you press OK, Word will try to insert a new TOC, asking if you want to
>replace the old one).

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