Writer: How to set up table of content

[AG-21]

Hello

I've never done this myself in MS Word, but have seen it done, so
apologies for my ignorance, but:

how does one set up a table of contents that automatically updates if
the pagination changes (e.g. extra pages added to/deleted from a
section)?  I've got a document 134 pages long, with numerous subheadings
which I would like to keep straight.

Anybody fancy pointing me towards an idiot's guide please?

Many thanks

AG

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[Gene Young]

AG wrote:

> Hello
>
> I've never done this myself in MS Word, but have seen it done, so
> apologies for my ignorance, but:
>
> how does one set up a table of contents that automatically updates if
> the pagination changes (e.g. extra pages added to/deleted from a
> section)?  I've got a document 134 pages long, with numerous subheadings
> which I would like to keep straight.
>
> Anybody fancy pointing me towards an idiot's guide please?
>
> Many thanks
>
> AG
>
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In Help, under the find tab, search for "contents", (without the
quotes).  The third choice down is "Creating a Table of Contents".
Select that and the directions are there.

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Gene Y.

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[Manfred J. Krause]

Hi,

On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 14:36, Gene Young wrote:

> AG wrote:
>>
>> Hello
>>
>> I've never done this myself in MS Word, but have seen it done, so
>> apologies for my ignorance, but:
>>
>> how does one set up a table of contents that automatically updates if the
>> pagination changes (e.g. extra pages added to/deleted from a section)?  I've
>> got a document 134 pages long, with numerous subheadings which I would like
>> to keep straight. [...]
>>
> In Help, under the find tab, search for "contents", (without the quotes).
>  The third choice down is "Creating a Table of Contents". Select that and
> the directions are there.

... see also  →

Chapter 12 of the OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide
Tables of Contents, Indexes and Bibliographies
<http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Toc_Indexes_Biblios>

Manfred

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[AG-21]

Gene Young wrote:

> AG wrote:
>> Hello
>>
>> I've never done this myself in MS Word, but have seen it done, so
>> apologies for my ignorance, but:
>>
>> how does one set up a table of contents that automatically updates if
>> the pagination changes (e.g. extra pages added to/deleted from a
>> section)?  I've got a document 134 pages long, with numerous
>> subheadings which I would like to keep straight.
>>
>> Anybody fancy pointing me towards an idiot's guide please?
>>
>> Many thanks
>>
>> AG
>>
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> In Help, under the find tab, search for "contents", (without the
> quotes).  The third choice down is "Creating a Table of Contents".
> Select that and the directions are there.
>

Cheers Gene.  It seems we are using different versions perhaps, as mine
doesn't have what you describe.  My version is 3.0.1 on Debian Squeeze.  
When I follow your suggestion, there is a very long list with entries
such as "Chart data" through "Presentation Wizard Page 5" to "Formula
Bar".  The 3rd one down in the list is "Master Document" and I can see
nothing with "Create a table of contents" as its text, either in part or
full.  Nor does writing that text into Find yield anything useful.

Thanks

AG

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[AG-21]

Manfred J. Krause wrote:

> Hi,
>
> On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 14:36, Gene Young wrote:
>  
>> AG wrote:
>>    
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> I've never done this myself in MS Word, but have seen it done, so
>>> apologies for my ignorance, but:
>>>
>>> how does one set up a table of contents that automatically updates if the
>>> pagination changes (e.g. extra pages added to/deleted from a section)?  I've
>>> got a document 134 pages long, with numerous subheadings which I would like
>>> to keep straight. [...]
>>>
>>>      
>> In Help, under the find tab, search for "contents", (without the quotes).
>>  The third choice down is "Creating a Table of Contents". Select that and
>> the directions are there.
>>    
>
> ... see also  ?
>
> Chapter 12 of the OpenOffice.org 3 Writer Guide
> Tables of Contents, Indexes and Bibliographies
> <http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Documentation/OOo3_User_Guides/Writer_Guide/Toc_Indexes_Biblios>
>
> Manfred
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Thanks Manfred - that looked like what I need.  I wasn't aware of this
resource, so have bookmarked it.

Many thanks

AG