Table of Contents Seperate Document

[Tiffany M]

Hello! At my job I inherited a manual that is made up of several different word documents (a seperate document for each section) and there was a table of contents made for these documents in it's own seperate document. Now I have made some changes and added a new word document for a new section and need to add it to the table of contents. I have searched and searched for how to add to the table of contents and I can't seem to find an answer! How do I link the TOC to this seperate document? Everything I have read just says how to create a toc at the beginning of a document, but how do I make one in a seperate document

Thank you!

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Tiffany

In the separate document, you use an RD (Reference Document) field to
indicate which files to include in the TOC. Then, create the TOC in that
document. There's info about how to use the RD field in Word's help.

For best results put all the files in one folder. If you have to use
relative paths, make sure you use double backslashes (eg { RD
"C:\\MyDocuments\\mydoc.doc" }.

Note that you can't type the {} braces by hand. You must use ctrl-F9 and
type between the braces that Word inserts for you. Once you've typed the
field, use F9 to update it, or ctrl-a F9 to update all fields in the
document.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
Melbourne, Australia

Hello! At my job I inherited a manual that is made up of several

different word documents (a seperate document for each section) and
there was a table of contents made for these documents in it's own
seperate document. Now I have made some changes and added a new word
document for a new section and need to add it to the table of contents.
I have searched and searched for how to add to the table of contents and
I can't seem to find an answer! How do I link the TOC to this seperate
document? Everything I have read just says how to create a toc at the
beginning of a document, but how do I make one in a seperate document?

 

[Guest]

Thank you Shauna! That was exactly what I needed to know!
Thank you so much!

P.S. Sorry I posted my original message twice!

 

[Anon]

If you have to use
relative paths, make sure you use double backslashes (eg { RD
"C:\\MyDocuments\\mydoc.doc" }.

What do double backslashes do?

 

[Shauna Kelly]

Hi Anon

The double backslashes are simply Word's required format for providing a
path-and-filename for an RD field.

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word
Melbourne, Australia