Can I set up a single TOC for ref. from multiple word documents ?

I have 5 or 6 word documents each with a table of contents.Can I create a
single seperate document/file showing all 5 or 6 table of contents in one
TOC(for ref), without having to merge the documents.
Will it have the ability to be updated each time I update the contents of an
individual document?

Stefan
Thu Oct 20 07:33:16 CDT 2005

See http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"medcroft87" wrote in message
news:D24FAD1B-2751-48E2-AD95-E80C39E43A83@microsoft.com...
> I have 5 or 6 word documents each with a table of contents.Can I
create a
> single seperate document/file showing all 5 or 6 table of contents
in one
> TOC(for ref), without having to merge the documents.
> Will it have the ability to be updated each time I update the
contents of an
> individual document?

JorgeAFerrazdeOliveira
Sat Dec 03 17:24:02 CST 2005

Hi Stefan:

I read and understood the article you referred to in answering the question
put forward by medcroft87. I have, however, a similar problem I've not yet
succeeded to overcome, which is, to include, after the TOC of a MAIN.DOC the
table of contents of an ANNEX:DOC in the same directory. When I insert in
the MAIN.DOC, where I want the combined TOC to appear, the Word fields

{ TOC \o "1-4" \h \z \u }
{ RD ANNEX.DOC \f }

what happens is puzzling: a combined table of contents is created all right,
but ... in reverse order, that is, the table of contents of ANNEX.DOC appears
first and is followed, then, by the table of contents of the current document
(the MAIN.DOC).

Any explanation for this behaviour? How can I get it right?

Thanks and best regards,

Jorge

P.S.: oh, by the way, I'm using Word 2002 (10.5815.4219) SP-2


"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> See http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP
>
>
> "medcroft87" wrote in message
> news:D24FAD1B-2751-48E2-AD95-E80C39E43A83@microsoft.com...
> > I have 5 or 6 word documents each with a table of contents.Can I
> create a
> > single seperate document/file showing all 5 or 6 table of contents
> in one
> > TOC(for ref), without having to merge the documents.
> > Will it have the ability to be updated each time I update the
> contents of an
> > individual document?
>
>
>
>

Stefan
Mon Dec 05 03:44:39 CST 2005

In the document containing the TOC field, make sure that the RD field
is the last item in the document (no text after it); then you'll get
the correct order of headings in the TOC.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jorge A. Ferraz de Oliveira" wrote in message
news:F4847D4E-B291-4DCE-953B-B6B1FEBB12EB@microsoft.com...
> Hi Stefan:
>
> I read and understood the article you referred to in answering the
question
> put forward by medcroft87. I have, however, a similar problem I've
not yet
> succeeded to overcome, which is, to include, after the TOC of a
MAIN.DOC the
> table of contents of an ANNEX:DOC in the same directory. When I
insert in
> the MAIN.DOC, where I want the combined TOC to appear, the Word
fields
>
> { TOC \o "1-4" \h \z \u }
> { RD ANNEX.DOC \f }
>
> what happens is puzzling: a combined table of contents is created
all right,
> but ... in reverse order, that is, the table of contents of
ANNEX.DOC appears
> first and is followed, then, by the table of contents of the current
document
> (the MAIN.DOC).
>
> Any explanation for this behaviour? How can I get it right?
>
> Thanks and best regards,
>
> Jorge
>
> P.S.: oh, by the way, I'm using Word 2002 (10.5815.4219) SP-2
>
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
> > See
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148
> >
> > --
> > Stefan Blom
> > Microsoft Word MVP
> >
> >
> > "medcroft87" wrote in message
> > news:D24FAD1B-2751-48E2-AD95-E80C39E43A83@microsoft.com...
> > > I have 5 or 6 word documents each with a table of contents.Can I
> > create a
> > > single seperate document/file showing all 5 or 6 table of
contents
> > in one
> > > TOC(for ref), without having to merge the documents.
> > > Will it have the ability to be updated each time I update the
> > contents of an
> > > individual document?
> >
> >
> >
> >

JorgeAFerrazdeOliveira
Mon Dec 05 13:33:03 CST 2005

Hi, Stefan:

Great, fantastic, it works! Thanks a lot. Now, maybe you could help me as
well in my question under the thread "TOC and unusual page numbering scheme"
(Search for "TOC" in "Word Programming" Discussion Group, almost on top of
the list). I would sincerely appreciate if you could have a look at it.

Best regards,

Jorge

"Stefan Blom" wrote:

> In the document containing the TOC field, make sure that the RD field
> is the last item in the document (no text after it); then you'll get
> the correct order of headings in the TOC.
>
> --
> Stefan Blom
> Microsoft Word MVP

Stefan
Tue Dec 06 02:11:16 CST 2005

I'm glad I could help.

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


"Jorge A. Ferraz de Oliveira" wrote in message
news:9228CE36-D526-46D8-A588-0410C75A7D97@microsoft.com...
> Hi, Stefan:
>
> Great, fantastic, it works! Thanks a lot. Now, maybe you could
help me as
> well in my question under the thread "TOC and unusual page
numbering scheme"
> (Search for "TOC" in "Word Programming" Discussion Group, almost on
top of
> the list). I would sincerely appreciate if you could have a look at
it.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Jorge
>
> "Stefan Blom" wrote:
>
> > In the document containing the TOC field, make sure that the RD
field
> > is the last item in the document (no text after it); then you'll
get
> > the correct order of headings in the TOC.
> >
> > --
> > Stefan Blom
> > Microsoft Word MVP
>