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Creating a table of contents

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This function only exists in MarkStein Publisher Workgroup Edition.

To be able to create a table of contents automatically, you first need to assign a structure level to the style in the book content for which you want to use the table of contents. You can define this in the Properties tab of the paragraph style or in the inspector Text > Styles.

Once you have assigned a structure level to all the text passages in the book documents that are to be used for the table of contents, go to the Book window and click Table of Contents...

The Create Table of Contents window will open.

Window Create Table of Contents

Target: Here, select whether the table of contents should be created as a text file or a story. If you choose story, you can assign a previously-defined paragraph format while creating the table of contents.

Levels: Here you can select whether all outline levels should be included, or only a selection. If you choose Selection, enter the outline levels you want, separated by commas.

Separator: Here you can select the separator that you want inserted between the text and the page number.

Page Number on Front: If this box is checked, the page number will be at the start of the line; if not, at the end.

Use Pagina: When this option is selected, the actual pagina of the page, e.g. a specially created pagination in Roman numerals, will be used to show the page number in the table of contents. You can find a description of this here. If the option is not selected, the page numbers will be listed in the table of contents in serial Arabic numerals, starting from the first page of the book. You can define the starting value for the page numbering in a book in the Book window, using the Properties button.

Once you have defined the options, click [OK]. The Save dialog or the dialog window for creating a story will open.

 

The Export dialog when the File option is selected

New Story dialog when the Story option is selected

Following the export, you can place the table of contents on the desired page and edit it. If the table of contents was created as a story, this will open automatically and can be edited immediately. Placing a story is described here.