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leeg67183595
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February 4, 2017
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Better question. Background = In FM12 TOC problem

  • February 4, 2017
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Background = In FM12 I copied a book. I made updates to the book. When I was ready to update the book the menu came up missing the TOC that should have been listed to update. The TOC is in the book file but not in the update menu. Why is it missing and why can't I replicate it? I had to remove the TOC that was in the book and had to add a TOC from scratch but when I copied the old TOC template over the top it did not replicate. How can I fix this problem?

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    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    February 4, 2017

    The TOC is in the book file but not in the update menu.

    Let's start by clarifying this statement.

    Are you saying your TOC appears in the book window in the left of my screen shot, but not in the Update Book dialog box on the right?

    If so, look the the icons in the book window. The orange/black icon indicates a generated file (one that Fm is in charge of updating) and the white/orange icons indicate a user file (one that you are in change of updating). Only generated files appear in the Update Book dialog box.

    What does your TOC icon look like?

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Barb Binder
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    Barb BinderCommunity Expert
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    February 4, 2017

    had to remove the TOC that was in the book and had to add a TOC from scratch but when I copied the old TOC template over the top it did not replicate. How can I fix this problem?

    Here is a post I wrote up for a student a few years ago to address this specific question. The software versions have updated since then, but the steps inside are still valid up to Fm 2017.

    Adobe FrameMaker: Reusing a TOC or Index - Rocky Mountain Training

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    leeg67183595
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    February 4, 2017

    I read thru the steps, thank you. When you get to step 4, when you use the add menu to create the generated TOC, did you skip a step because the menu asks you l to add certain paratags and that's when it doesn't update properly. Do you leave that menu blank and just generate/update the book and it will use the formatted TOC file that was placed in the book?

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