Comments on: Setting up a Table of Contents in FrameMaker http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html Find the latest information nuggets, tips and tricks, and other updates related to the Adobe Technical Communication Suite. Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:04:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Sarah http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-4225 Sarah Mon, 01 Apr 2013 20:45:19 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-4225 Hello

Please could you explain how you make “Folder” names in a book appear in the table of contents. I’ve not used ‘folders’ before but was trying to use them as chapter level headings. I only really need them in the TOC, I don’t actually need content in them as it is just for splitting up a set of product datasheets. There isn’t a paragraph tag to put in…?
Thank you

]]> By: Leigh Steele http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-4224 Leigh Steele Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:58:47 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-4224 I remembered my workaround!! It is:
1. Open the TOC and make sure it is on the Body Pages view.
2. While you are in the View page, select View>>Ruler
2. Highlight the entry to be tabbed.
3. Click on the desired spot directly under the numbers and dashes in the ruler. The Edit Tab Stop menu will open.
4. If the position is not quite right, adjust the number in the New Position field.
5. Select the desired leader dots if needed.
6. Click Edit. The tab will be set.
7. Highlight the TOC entry and click Paragraph Designer. You should see the new tab position in the Tab Stops section.
8. Click Update All to update all instances of the Paragraph. Click Remove Overrides if you see the Overrides dialog bod.
9. Save document and start tabbing. Since the tabs do not automatically apply with this method, you will have to put your cursor in the position (e.g., the end of the TOC line) and click Tab.

]]> By: Leigh Steele http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-4223 Leigh Steele Mon, 01 Apr 2013 15:42:45 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-4223 I am also having this problem in FM 10. I have not found a workaround yet, nor any acknowledgement by adobe that this is even happening. I did manage to get a TOC created once, but I was so frustrated by the time I finally got it created that I couldn’t tell you what I did! When I figure out what I did, I will definitely post it here!

]]> By: Mike Bauman http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-4220 Mike Bauman Thu, 28 Mar 2013 15:11:10 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-4220 Was wondering if anyone has had any luck including a graphic as part of their auto generated list of paragraphs?

I can capture text from headers, but I am creating an instructor specific guide and would like to pull graphics to a LOP that are part of my instructor notes.

]]> By: Kevin Longfield http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-4207 Kevin Longfield Tue, 12 Feb 2013 22:41:49 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-4207 I’m having a problem with FM 10 regarding setting up chapter numbers in the TOC. Updating the book will update the chapter numbers in the document files (Chapter 1, Chapter 2, etc.) but the TOC numbers tham all Chapter 1. Anyone kow of a fix? Using the nubmer in function does not work. I understand why you can’t have more than one chapter number in a file, but the TOC should be an exception.

]]> By: Katie http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-3764 Katie Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:38:59 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-3764 The Reference page information I had was cut off in my original post so I removed the brackets here:
openXmlElementId $relfilename:$UniqueXmlElementId $RelativeXmlElementId
openObjectId $relfilename:$ObjectType $ObjectId>
$paranum $paratext $pagenum
$paranum $paratext $pagenum
$paranum $paratext $pagenum

]]> By: Katie http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-3763 Katie Thu, 12 Jul 2012 17:34:58 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-3763 I am a tech writer with a company that had no previous tech pubs department, so I have the “honor” of creating brand new templates for the documentation from the standard ones that came with Frame 10 (SO NOT FUN).

The TOC is giving me the most trouble (however, I haven’t even tried the index yet…). Since I don’t have a TOC template I like, I have been trying to use the TOC template from the standard book templates. The current TOC template looks just like Asit’s first example except with bullets (ick), and I want to turn it into the second example. The “Table of Contents Specification” in the Reference page has the following:
openXmlElementId :
openObjectId :

No matter how I manipulate the paragraph tags, I cannot get rid of the bullets:

• Copyrights 2
• Corporate Address 3
• Abbreviations 6

Any ideas how I can create a nice TOC from this garbage??

]]> By: Maggie http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-3737 Maggie Thu, 10 May 2012 13:42:24 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-3737 I am experiencing the same problem and have not been able to fix it. Any suggestions. I update the reference pages, save it, but when I update the body page does not change.

]]> By: Maggie http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-3736 Maggie Thu, 10 May 2012 13:41:14 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-3736 I am experiencing the same problem and have not been able to fix it. Any suggestions.

]]> By: Robin Senor http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/2011/01/tcs-specific/setting-up-a-table-of-contents-in-framemaker.html#comment-3718 Robin Senor Wed, 22 Feb 2012 19:04:46 +0000 http://blogs.adobe.com/tcs/?p=139#comment-3718 also, automatic updating of the TOC is not working with this kloogy workaround. ugh.

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