Trouble with creating TOC   

I am trying to create a table of contents for a short document I am writing. 
I am doing so by marking certain headings using "Alt-Shift-O", and then 
going to the start of the document and creating the TOC there.

Seems to work fine, except for one entry. It concerns a page that I have 
titled "Appendix 2" (There is no "Appendix 1" yet).  The code entered is
{.TC."Appendix.2".\f.C.\1."1".}

The only code between this "Appendix 2" and the rest of the text is a page 
break.

No matter how often I update the TOC at the beginning of the page, this 
"Appendix 2" does not appear in the TOC listings.  Not sure why or how to 
fix this.  I would like it to make it show up. Would appreciate advice.

Thanks.

Jeff

date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 13:03:34 -0400   author:   unknown

Re: Trouble with creating TOC   

Discovered my error.  The missing item was formatted as Normal text instead 
of Heading. Works OK now.

Jeff

Jeff@unknown.com wrote:
> I am trying to create a table of contents for a short document I am
> writing. I am doing so by marking certain headings using
> "Alt-Shift-O", and then going to the start of the document and
> creating the TOC there.
> Seems to work fine, except for one entry. It concerns a page that I
> have titled "Appendix 2" (There is no "Appendix 1" yet).  The code
> entered is {.TC."Appendix.2".\f.C.\1."1".}
>
> The only code between this "Appendix 2" and the rest of the text is a
> page break.
>
> No matter how often I update the TOC at the beginning of the page,
> this "Appendix 2" does not appear in the TOC listings.  Not sure why
> or how to fix this.  I would like it to make it show up. Would
> appreciate advice.
> Thanks.
>
> Jeff

date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 07:56:33 -0400   author:   unknown

Re: Trouble with creating TOC   

If you're using TC fields, it shouldn't matter what the style is, and if the 
TOC is based on styles, you don't need TC fields. My guess is that you don't 
have "Table entry fields" checked in the Table of Contents Option dialog, 
and you're getting an ordinary TOC based on styles/outline levels. If you 
actually checked the box for "Table entry fields," you'd get everything 
twice. You might want to read 
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

-- 
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

"Jeff@unknown.com"  wrote in message 
news:eqIytYp3IHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Discovered my error.  The missing item was formatted as Normal text 
> instead of Heading. Works OK now.
>
> Jeff
>
> Jeff@unknown.com wrote:
>> I am trying to create a table of contents for a short document I am
>> writing. I am doing so by marking certain headings using
>> "Alt-Shift-O", and then going to the start of the document and
>> creating the TOC there.
>> Seems to work fine, except for one entry. It concerns a page that I
>> have titled "Appendix 2" (There is no "Appendix 1" yet).  The code
>> entered is {.TC."Appendix.2".\f.C.\1."1".}
>>
>> The only code between this "Appendix 2" and the rest of the text is a
>> page break.
>>
>> No matter how often I update the TOC at the beginning of the page,
>> this "Appendix 2" does not appear in the TOC listings.  Not sure why
>> or how to fix this.  I would like it to make it show up. Would
>> appreciate advice.
>> Thanks.
>>
>> Jeff
>
>
>

date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 09:02:57 -0500   author:   Suzanne S. Barnhill

Re: Trouble with creating TOC   

Thank you Suzanne.  I will use the link you gave me to learn more.

Thanks.

Jeff

Suzanne S. Barnhill wrote:
> If you're using TC fields, it shouldn't matter what the style is, and
> if the TOC is based on styles, you don't need TC fields. My guess is
> that you don't have "Table entry fields" checked in the Table of
> Contents Option dialog, and you're getting an ordinary TOC based on
> styles/outline levels. If you actually checked the box for "Table
> entry fields," you'd get everything twice. You might want to read
> http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html
>
>
> "Jeff@unknown.com"  wrote in message
> news:eqIytYp3IHA.4488@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Discovered my error.  The missing item was formatted as Normal text
>> instead of Heading. Works OK now.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> Jeff@unknown.com wrote:
>>> I am trying to create a table of contents for a short document I am
>>> writing. I am doing so by marking certain headings using
>>> "Alt-Shift-O", and then going to the start of the document and
>>> creating the TOC there.
>>> Seems to work fine, except for one entry. It concerns a page that I
>>> have titled "Appendix 2" (There is no "Appendix 1" yet).  The code
>>> entered is {.TC."Appendix.2".\f.C.\1."1".}
>>>
>>> The only code between this "Appendix 2" and the rest of the text is
>>> a page break.
>>>
>>> No matter how often I update the TOC at the beginning of the page,
>>> this "Appendix 2" does not appear in the TOC listings.  Not sure why
>>> or how to fix this.  I would like it to make it show up. Would
>>> appreciate advice.
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jeff

date: Sat, 5 Jul 2008 11:29:44 -0400   author:   unknown