Table of content from multiple files

[frigal]

Hi,

I'm working on multiple word documents that I cannot gather because they are
too heavy, but I need to create a common Table of content for all these
files, or at least insert the tables of content of each file in a single word
document.

Does anyone know a solution?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Frigal.

 

[macropod]

Hi frigal,

Too 'heavy', huh?

You can create a common TOC for all the files by inserting a TOC field into a suitable document and adding RD fields pointing to
each of the source documents. See Word's Help file for more details.

 

[frigal]

Hi macropod,

Thank you for your quick reply.

My files are to heavy for regulatory purposes (>50Mb).

I went to the help section of MS Word, but I'm certainly not doing things
properly since I have an Error message instead of a TOC:
Error! Cannot open file referenced on page 1

Here is the fields I included in the document that should contain my TOC:
{ TOC \* MERGEFORMAT }
{ RD "\\path\filename.doc"}

Do I need to index my Headings in the referenced document? I haven't done
anything to that document, is referencing automatic or should I referenced it
somehow?

Frigal.

Hi frigal,

Too 'heavy', huh?

You can create a common TOC for all the files by inserting a TOC field into a suitable document and adding RD fields pointing to
each of the source documents. See Word's Help file for more details.

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Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Hi,

I'm working on multiple word documents that I cannot gather because they are
too heavy, but I need to create a common Table of content for all these
files, or at least insert the tables of content of each file in a single word
document.

Does anyone know a solution?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Frigal.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See "Creating a Table of Contents Spanning Multiple Documents"
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148

 

[macropod]

Hi frigal,

You need to use double backslashes (ie '\\'') or single forward slashes (ie '/') as the path separators. Single backslashes won't
work.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Hi macropod,

Thank you for your quick reply.

My files are to heavy for regulatory purposes (>50Mb).

I went to the help section of MS Word, but I'm certainly not doing things
properly since I have an Error message instead of a TOC:
Error! Cannot open file referenced on page 1

Here is the fields I included in the document that should contain my TOC:
{ TOC \* MERGEFORMAT }
{ RD "\\path\filename.doc"}

Do I need to index my Headings in the referenced document? I haven't done
anything to that document, is referencing automatic or should I referenced it
somehow?

Frigal.

Hi frigal,

Too 'heavy', huh?

You can create a common TOC for all the files by inserting a TOC field into a suitable document and adding RD fields pointing to
each of the source documents. See Word's Help file for more details.

--
Cheers
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]

Hi,

I'm working on multiple word documents that I cannot gather because they are
too heavy, but I need to create a common Table of content for all these
files, or at least insert the tables of content of each file in a single word
document.

Does anyone know a solution?

Thanks in advance for your help.

Frigal.