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How include box'ed text in TableOfContents?

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George - 09 Nov 2005 23:19 GMT
I'm using Word2003 and have an 8-chapter document.  The Titles of each
chapter use 'Header 1' formatting...this gives it a big font and
automatically includes it in the generation of the Table of Contents.

But rather than have let's say, "Chapter 1--Introduction" as the first text
in the *body* of the document, I'd like to put it inside a text *box* so I
can move it around, put color behind it, and lay it out in unique ways.

Problem is, once text gets inside a box (it's still called/marked 'Header
1'), the Table of Contents generator quits seeing it and it gets omitted
from the next ToC update.

Is there a way around this?

Thanks,
George
garfield-n-odie - 09 Nov 2005 23:33 GMT
Convert each text box into a frame, which the ToC generator can
see.  Right-click on an edge of the text box, and left-click on
Format Text Box | Text Box tab | Convert to Frame.

> I'm using Word2003 and have an 8-chapter document.  The Titles of each
> chapter use 'Header 1' formatting...this gives it a big font and
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> Thanks,
> George
Suzanne S. Barnhill - 10 Nov 2005 03:30 GMT
Depending on what you mean by "lay it out in unique ways," you may be able
to accomplish much of what you want just applying a border and shading or
putting it in a table cell. A frame, as g-n-o suggests will provide more
flexibility, but it won't give you the ability (as a text box does) to place
the heading in front of or behind other text. Either a frame or a table
cell, however, does permit you to change the text direction.

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> I'm using Word2003 and have an 8-chapter document.  The Titles of each
> chapter use 'Header 1' formatting...this gives it a big font and
[quoted text clipped - 12 lines]
> Thanks,
> George
George - 10 Nov 2005 14:36 GMT
Outstanding, both suggestions work well!
Thanks,
George
 
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