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Subject:RE: Omitting styles in a Word TOC From:"Maggie Secara" <maggiros -at- adelphia -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 31 Dec 2001 15:06:43 -0800
In Tools/AutoCorrect, on the Autoformat as you type and Autoformat tabs, you
need to turn off "Apply as you type" option for Headings. If that's on, and
Word sees something that looks like a Heading 6, it just makes it Heading 6.
Maggie Secara
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> [mailto:bounce-techwr-l-84814 -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com]On Behalf Of Ellen
> Vanrenen
> Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 9:47 AM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Omitting styles in a Word TOC
>
>
> Hi.
> I'm trying to create a TOC for a Word template.
> I have examples of the headings in the template (for example, in a table
> describing typographical conventions). I don't want Word to pick up the
> examples and list them in the TOC.
> I've tried to reformat a normal style or a style that isn't included in the
> TOC, but when I do that, Word changes the style from x to the style I'm
> trying to mimic (say, heading 1).
> Is there anyway to omit some instances of styles you have selected to be in
> the TOC?> >
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