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EstherNadeau
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February 5, 2016
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When I generate the TOC from a new .book, I get blank pages between each page of the TOC

  • February 5, 2016
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With FrameMaker 2015. When I generate the TOC from a new .book, I get blank pages between each page of the TOC, They are completely blank not even a text frame. I click Add> Create standalone TOC. I keep the default settings. And this is what I end up with.

I can get rid of them through Special> Delete Pages. But I never had to do that before the 2015 version. I have tried with older files that generated fine in Frame 10; same thing. Has anyone encountered this?

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    Correct answer Arnis Gubins

    I have a master page. But I don’t know how to save it somewhere to make it available when creating a TOC. Is this how-to in the FM 2015 user manual?


    Master Pages are part of each document.

    You can import master pages from another document (i.e. a "template") into your current document using the File > Import > Formats... option and select Page Layouts from the list (Deselect all others).

    If you've edited the current TOC to address the Left Master Page issue, then simply save the file as is and use the Edit > Update Book option to have the TOC re-generated using the new page designs.

    9 replies

    EstherNadeau
    Participating Frequently
    February 5, 2016

    Hi Bob,

    Thanks for the reply. No, the TOC paragraph Styles have not been defined yet.

    Esther

    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    February 5, 2016

    What is the TOC file's pagination set to (single or double)?

    What's defined on the Left Master Page (i.e. is it blank)? You can also check to see which Master page is being applied to the blanks by selecting any blank page and then using the Format > Page Layout > Master Page Usage... menu option.

    Bob_Niland
    Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 5, 2016

    And do any of the xxxTOC paratags happen to have Top of … Page set.

    EstherNadeau
    Participating Frequently
    February 5, 2016

    Hi Bob,

    Thanks for the reply. No, the TOC paragraph Styles have not been defined yet.

    Esther