Generated TOC has two TOC Reference Pages (TOC and TOC1)

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Hi,I created a new book and added one file called FrontMatter.fm. That file has four Reference Pages (Reference, MasterPageMaps, TOC, and IX). The TOC Reference Page has the formatting (styles, tabs, leaaders, etc.) I would like the generated TOC to use, as shown below: I then use Insert > Create TOC to add a generated TOC to the book. In the Set Up Table Of Contents dialog I add the heading styles I want to use and click OK. In the Update Book dialog I leave the defaults and click Update.The generated TOC has 5 Reference Pages (Reference, MasterPageMaps, TOC, IX, and TOC1). The TOC Reference Page looks like the image above (as expected), but the TOC1 Reference Page looks like this: The TOC entries that are created on the Body page of the generated TOC are using the formatting from the TOC1 Reference Page (not the ones from the TOC Reference Page).At one point it was working correctly, so I figure I must have subsequently made some change to the FrontMatter.fm that is causing this new behavior. I deleted the book and TOC files and started over as described above, and the issue keeps happening. It seems the issue must be in the FrontMatter.fm file but it looks OK as far as I can tell. I'd rather not have to recreate the FrontMatter.fm file if I can avoid it (and in any case I'd like to understand what I may have done to cause the problem so that I don't inadvertently do it again).So, can you suggest a specific reason why FrameMaker is ignoring the TOC Reference Page (inherited from FrontMatter.fm) and instead is creating and using a new TOC1 Reference Page? Thanks, Geoff

Old_Guard_1221 · Accepted Answer

Glad to hear you're back in business!For others' benefit, what was the exact issue and solution? The issue was essentially that I didn't have a designated Flow for the TOC Reference Page. I had a Reference Page called TOC which looked correct. When I clicked in that page the left side of the status bar indicated the paragraph style at the current cursor position. To the left of that, where it should have said "Flow: TOC" it didn't say anything. It sounds obvious now, but you don't always notice the absence of something until you are specifically looking for it. As to how the Flow came to be missing from this page I can't say for sure. I do recall that prior to the issue occuring I had been exploring the column settings used in the TOC reference page, and can only assume I did something to delete the Flow without realizing it. Using Format > Customize Layout > Customize Text Frame I was able to reset the column settings in the TOC Reference Page and simultaneously set the Tag value back to TOC. "Flow: TOC" now correctly appeared at the left end of the status bar when I clcked in the TOC Reference Page, and when I created a new generated TOC file in the book it correctly used the TOC Reference Page and did not create an additional TOC1 Reference Page.

Matt-Tech Comm Tools · Answer

Hi Geoff,

I've seen this both in my own work and with students in FrameMaker training classes...

My recollection is that I'd find two flows named TOC in the reference pages, and that the first flow was being used.

Here are two suggestions, so back up your doc so you can try them both if needed.

OPTION 1: Check ALL the reference pages, regardless of ref page name to see if you have 2 TOC flows. If so (and especially if the first TOC flow is found before your desired formatting), delete the offending flow.

OPTION 2: Redefine the paragraph tags in the TOC flow being used to to get the formatting desired.

**From the Body pages of the TOC, change the color of the paragraph style for a quick way to see what TOC flow is being used in the reference pages.

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