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June 4, 2014
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What is the best way to make a certification page using TOC headings?

  • June 4, 2014
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I am working in FM11. I need to make a certification page layout using each heading (Heading1 - Heading7). The certification pages would look something like this:

Certification DateHeading (Headings1-7)PassFailComment

I  have 20 TOC pages and if there is a relatively simple way to create a table with the TOC headings that would go in the Heading column, it would save a lot of time. Thanks.

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Correct answer Arnis Gubins

You could try a two-step. First create a LOP (List of Paragraphs)  that contain the Heading levels that you need (you may have to adjust the Reference page entries to drop things like the page number).

Then convert the list to a Table and add the columns and headings as required.

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FMdancerAuthor
Known Participant
June 9, 2014

Ok. So I made the LOP, turned it into a table, added a heading and it looked beautiful. When I updated my book the LOP when back to its original form (no table, no heading rows. Is there a way for FM to keep my beautiful layout and only update the paragraph numbers if needed?

Arnis Gubins
Inspiring
June 10, 2014

Don't leave it as an LOP file. FM will overwrite the contents every time. You may still have a ".backup.fm" version of this that will have your original table.

Also, the approach mentioned should be the very last step when publishing the book, not something that you're continuously updating.

FMdancerAuthor
Known Participant
June 10, 2014

How would I not leave it as an LOP file? Is there a way to save as? If so, would the new file still update?

Arnis Gubins
Arnis GubinsCorrect answer
Inspiring
June 5, 2014

You could try a two-step. First create a LOP (List of Paragraphs)  that contain the Heading levels that you need (you may have to adjust the Reference page entries to drop things like the page number).

Then convert the list to a Table and add the columns and headings as required.

FMdancerAuthor
Known Participant
June 5, 2014

Yes that looks like it will work fine. Thanks!