TOC or Index generated in a text box in Word

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TOC or Index generated in a text box in Word

Anonymous

Does anyone have information on the following.

I have a text that has paragraphs with headings I want a TOC but in a text box inserted by the side of the text.

I am using Word in Office 365. Maybe I should use Publisher?

Help would be appreciated!

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Answer 1

Doug Robbins - MVP - Office Apps and Services 323K MVP Volunteer Moderator

Can you show us a mock-up of the layout that you are trying to achieve? Possibly a two column table may be a better option than a text box.

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Answer 2

Hi

What is preventing you from inserting your TOC in a textbox?

Note that a TOC may be multiple pages but a textbox will only display on one page.

A Table of Contents (TOC) is a field inserted with switches to identify which items in the text should be displayed. By default it displays things that are in Heading Styles.

Here is a link that may help you figure things out.

Table of Contents Tips and Tricks by Suzanne Barnhill, MVP

http://wordfaqs.ssbarnhill.com/TOCTips.htm

This is a link to a trusted Word MVP website or blog. It contains accurate safe information that I think will help you.

This forum is a user-to-user support forum. I am a fellow user.

I hope this information helps.

Please let me know if you have any more questions or require further help.

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