Citing Markers in the Table of Contents

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March 19, 2008
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I have created a document with a Running Header/Footer variable and a Marker1 definition in the master pages. The paragraph style for the Running Header/Footer is "Chap". I would like to recall this tag so that it appears in the table of contents. When I try to reference it in the table of contents by using the "Chap" tag, nothing happens.

My question is: Is there any way to pull the data from the marker variable as a "Chapter Title" into the table of contents. If so, how?

Thanks a million!
Hill

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hsmKittyAuthor

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Thanks Art! I've re-tagged as you directed and it works. Awesome!

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Art Campbell

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OK, Hillary, is "Chap" the name of the para tag that is only in the header of the master page?

Or is it the name of the para tag in the text flow that formats the name or number of the chapter?

If the former, it'll never show up in the TOC because it only exists on a Master page.

To be listed in the TOC, the tag needs to be in the main text flow.

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Most of the time, when people set up a book file, would use one tag to format the chapter title. Then they would include the name of that tag when they set up the TOC. To put the name of the chapter in the header or footer, you'd format a Running H/F 1 (or any other number) so that it contains a string like <$paratext[ChapterTitle]>

Art

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hsmKittyAuthor

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Yes I am.

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Art Campbell

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And you're saving before updating, right?

Art

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hsmKittyAuthor

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Yes, I have added "Chap" to the track list, but it doesn't pull up.