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GrizzlyBjørn
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December 10, 2016
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Table of Contents for different sections

  • December 10, 2016
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Hi Guys,

I'm looking for a way to set up multiple table of contents in one document, where one TOC is at the beginning of each chapter, covering only THAT chapter.

I'm aware that i can achieve this, via multiple paragraph style, where for one parent style has multiple child styles - one for each chapter. However i reckon that approach to be a bit difficult to handle.

So, is there any other way to set up a TOC only covering the Section it is in?

Looking forward,

Best regards!

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Correct answer Barb Binder

This would be easiest if you could break your sections/chapters into separate documents, and then put them into a book file. With this setup, you can generate one TOC for the entire book and one for each chapter.

If all of the section/chapters are in one document, it will be much more of a manual process.

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Derek Cross
Derek Cross
Community Expert
December 10, 2016

That approach might be very irritating for the reader. You might consider have the usual complete ToC at the front and then some kind of summary at the beginning of each chapter.

Barb Binder
Barb Binder
Community Expert
December 10, 2016

It's very common in technical documents, Derek. We create a TOC for the book, and a mini-TOC for each chapter. I don't see it used much outside that environment, however.

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
    Derek Cross
    Derek Cross
    Community Expert
    December 10, 2016

    Absolutely, the key is to have a complete ToC at the front.

    Barb Binder
    Barb BinderCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    December 10, 2016

    This would be easiest if you could break your sections/chapters into separate documents, and then put them into a book file. With this setup, you can generate one TOC for the entire book and one for each chapter.

    If all of the section/chapters are in one document, it will be much more of a manual process.

    ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
      Barb Binder
      Barb Binder
      Community Expert
      December 10, 2016

      If you are new to long document publishing features, check out this title of Lynda.com
      Creating Long Documents with InDesign CC

      And here is a link to watch it for free (with a 10-day free trial)
      Online Video Tutorials at lynda.com • lynda.com 

      ~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training
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        GrizzlyBjørnAuthor
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        December 10, 2016

        Thank you tons! I'm looking into it right now.

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