Thomas - I find both tables of contents and numbering confusing, and their interactions even more confusing, and I've never tried to make two different kinds of TOC in the same document. Since you're getting different TOC results for different chapters, I wonder if there are some differences in the way the chapter numbering was done for different chapters.
My notes to myself start with the following: 'Chapter (or outline) numbering is different from list numbering, and the two should not be mixed within a single paragraph. For chapter and section numbering, use Tools ► Chapter Numbering. For list numbering, use Format ► Bullets & Numbering. The bullet and numbering icons that appear in the toolbar by default are for list numbering. Another icon [Outline numbering icon] exists for outline numbering and can be made visible by customizing the toolbar.' I have additional, more detailed notes that I made when trying to get numbering and a TOC to work, but they're on a Web site that's currently not accessible, and they may not be a very reliable guide. I was hoping that someone more knowledgeable would answer you. - Robert ________________________________ From: Thomas Blasejewicz <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, October 4, 2024 03:52 To: [email protected] <[email protected]> Subject: [libreoffice-users] TOC cannot obtain a consistant display of items Good afternoon I am sorry to bother the list, but I am writing a book and have been toiling literally for weeks now, but still cannot manage to make the "Table of Contents" function work. At least not properly. Here is what I did. Windows 10, LO 7.6 and 24.8 I am trying to put a TOC that shows ONLY the chapter names at the beginning of the book, somehow managed to do that now, and then separate TOCs showing the sections in that particular chapter. Defined (1) chapter heading to indicate the chapter breaks (2) different style for a subheading given the name of the chapter - so to prevent it appear in the main TOC twice (that always happened in the beginning) (3) heading for individual sections within each chapter (4) heading for subsections in each chapter These styles use too big font and/or spacing, so I created separate styles to represent the above styles in the TOC. Have registered the four styles under Tools -> Heading numbering. In my attempts at setting up the TOC for individual chapters I selected the styles that should appear in the TOC both under "Type" and "Styles" For 1-2 chapters I think I succeeded, but in other chapters I get: chapter title followed by the TOC, but at the top of the TOC there is again the chapter name = redundant. As I said, for 1-2 chapter TOCs I managed to get something WITHOUT the chapter name (in a funny style), but trying to apply the exact same setting for other chapters gives me the choice 1) TOC with redundant chapter name or 2) TOC showing ONLY the redundant chapter name. I tried just about every conceivable setting / combination of these styles, but just cannot get rid of those redundant chapter names. Printed the documentation, underlining things probably important, but probably I am just too stupid. If anybody could point me to this ONE trick, I would be eternally grateful. Thank you Thomas -- To unsubscribe e-mail to: [email protected] Problems? https://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/mailing-lists/how-to-unsubscribe/ Posting guidelines + more: https://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: https://listarchives.libreoffice.org/global/users/ Privacy Policy: https://www.documentfoundation.org/privacy
