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Adobe InDesign Help
Creating Books, Tables of Contents, and Indexes
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Setting formatting options for the table of contents
When you click More Options in the Table of Contents dialog box, additional options
appear for formatting the TOC. It’s important to note that the settings in the Style section
apply only to the style selected under Include Paragraph Styles; if necessary, specify
options separately for each style.
Page Number
Specify whether the page number of the selected style should appear
before or after the table of contents entry, or select No Page Number for any style that
doesn’t require a page number.
You may want to create a character style that formats the page number. You can then
select this style in the Style pop-up list to the right of Page Number; see
“Creating styles
for a table of contents” on page 176
.
Note:
If you want the page numbers of the TOC to include prefixes, such as B-1 or II-1, or to
use a different numbering convention, see
“Defining section numbering” on page 52
.
Between Entry and Number
Specify which characters you want between the table of
contents entry and its page number. The default is ^t (the tab character, caret+t), which
tells InDesign to insert a tab. You can choose other special characters, such as Right Indent
Tab or Em Space, in the pop-up list. For a complete list of special characters and how to
work with them, see
“Inserting common symbols, spaces, and hyphens” on page 89
.
Note:
Make sure that you select the existing text in the text box before you select a
different special character so that you don’t include, for example, both a tab character and
an em space.
You may want to create a character style that formats the space between the entry and the
page number. You can then select this style in the Style pop-up list to the right of Between
Entry and Number; see
“Creating styles for a table of contents” on page 176
.
If the entry’s paragraph style includes a tab leader setting, and if the tab character (^t) is
selected, a tab leader appears in the generated table of contents. For more information,
see
“Adding tab leaders” on page 138
.
Sort Entries in Alphabetical Order
Select this option to sort table of contents entries
alphabetically. This option is useful for creating simple lists, such as lists of advertisers.
Level
By default, each item added to the Include Paragraph Styles box is set to one level
lower than the item immediately above it. These levels are significant if Sort Entries in
Alphabetical Order is selected. In an alphabetized table of contents, level 2 items appear
under level 1 items, and so on.
Run-in
Select this option if you want all TOC entries to be run into a single paragraph.
A semicolon followed by a space (; ) separates the entries.
Include Text on Hidden Layers
Select this option only if you want the paragraphs on
hidden layers to be included in your table of contents. Deselect this option when you’ve
used layers to store various versions or translations of the same text.
