Index/Table of content

[Katrine_g]

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hi..

I have been trying to follow the guidelines in word, to create a table of content but unfortunately I cant seem to make it work. What am I doing wrong??

I am 'highlighting' the word that I want to put in my table of content and then choosing a typography in my typography menu, but when I then input a table of content it just says that nothing was registrated to put into the table of content. What it going on?

Please help me )

Best Regards,
Katrine

 

[Clive Huggan]

Hello Katrine,

I'm not sure whether the Help menu in Word 2008 is as comprehensive as in
Word 2004 (I don't use 2008; it's quite useful in Word 2004 but I know some
subjects have been dropped, or shortened, in 2008).

I cover the most convenient of the 4 possible techniques in an article
titled 'Table of contents, compiling' on page 65 of some notes on the way I
use Word for the Mac, titled "Bend Word to Your Will", which are available
as a free download from the Word MVPs' website
(http://word.mvps.org/Mac/Bend/BendWordToYourWill.html).

[Note: "Bend Word to your will" is designed to be used electronically and
most subjects are self-contained dictionary-style entries. If you decide to
read more widely than the item I've referred to, it's important to read the
front end of the document -- especially pages 3 and 5 -- so you can select
some Word settings that will allow you to use the document effectively.]

Note: In Word 2008, which I don't use yet, some of this information may be
accessible through a different interface. If that causes problems, post back
and someone will help you further.

Don't be put off by the length of "Bend Word to Your Will" -- it's a
dictionary, not a novel!

Cheers,

Clive Huggan
Canberra, Australia
(My time zone is 5-11 hours different from the Americas and Europe, so my
follow-on responses to those regions can be delayed)
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[John McGhie]

Hi Katrine:

You have "Index" and "Table of Contents" confused.

They are different things, and you make them different ways.

To compile a Table of Contents, use the built-in styles Heading 1 through
Heading 9 to format your Headings.

Then simply insert your Table of Contents and it will compile automatically.

To make an Index, see here:
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/createindexcontent.htm

Regards

Version: 2008
Operating System: Mac OS X 10.5 (Leopard)
Processor: Intel

Hi..

I have been trying to follow the guidelines in word, to create a table of
content but unfortunately I cant seem to make it work. What am I doing wrong??

I am 'highlighting' the word that I want to put in my table of content and
then choosing a typography in my typography menu, but when I then input a
table of content it just says that nothing was registrated to put into the
table of content. What it going on?

Please help me )

Best Regards,
Katrine

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