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djd10281964
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May 23, 2013
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List of Tables/Create Template

  • May 23, 2013
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I inherited several functional specification documents.  There really were no templates - just some styles which I've modified. 

There are five files in each "book."/document  1) Front 2) TOC 3) List of Tables (LOT) 4) List of Figures (LOF) 5) Text

I need to update the TOC, LOT and LOF.  I'm starting with the LOF which has grown from 10 to 26.  I'm just using a basic Figure #: Title ... Page Number format in Arial 12 point which I essentially modified manually.  There is a paragraph style for the title and for the line.  That's it. 

When I "update" the LOF, I of course, only get the unformatted title and page number output.  So, instead of reformatting the whole thing manually, I need to know if there is a way to update the original LOF or if I have to create a template of some kind, which forgive me, but I have no idea how to do that and then apply it to the automated output. 

Thank you.

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    Arnis Gubins
    Arnis Gubins
    Inspiring
    May 23, 2013

    Any document can be a template for other documents. You use the File > Import > Formats to select the desired features that you want to import into any other document. Open both the old and new LOF files, and import the Paragraph (& Character) formats from the old one into the new one.

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    djd10281964Author
    Participant
    May 23, 2013

    I'm sorry, that didn't help (yet).  It may have imported the paragraph styles (which I see in the Paragraph Tab drop-down) but I still don't have a formatted TOF.

    Do I have to still manually input tabs and apply the paragraph tags, etc. every time?  Or is there an easier way?

    Thank you.

    Van Kurtz
    Van Kurtz
    Inspiring
    May 23, 2013

    After importing the styles, you need to update the book to get an updated TOF.

    Van

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