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Nov 17, 2017 1:34 AM UTC
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Creating TOC and List of Figures is VERY slow!

Creating the TOC and List of Figures for a book takes 30 mins PER generation, no mater the number of documents. Why is this so slow?? (FM 2017)

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Nov 23, 2017 5:18 AM UTC

I've found that opening all files in the book will speed up the process. With the book file active, hold down Shift as you select File > Open All Files in Book. Then create the TOC and List of FIgures.

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Barb Binder
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Nov 23, 2017 5:04 PM UTC

Did that make the difference, ap16165019 ? I'll have to try closing my files to see if I experience that slowdown.

~Barb

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~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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Nov 23, 2017 5:08 PM UTC

Opening all the files significantly helped the load time.

Thanks!

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Barb Binder
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Nov 23, 2017 3:51 PM UTC

I routinely open all the files in the book as well when doing book updates. I'm curious to see if the makes a difference for you. I haven't experienced any slow downs with book updates or making PDFs (which has been an issue in the past) in 2017.

~Barb

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Nov 23, 2017 5:18 AM UTC

I've found that opening all files in the book will speed up the process. With the book file active, hold down Shift as you select File > Open All Files in Book. Then create the TOC and List of FIgures.

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Nov 17, 2017 3:39 PM UTC

Big book? Many pages? Lots of headings?

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