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TOC to include range of pages for sections

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Aug 23, 2022 Aug 23, 2022

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Is there a way to generate a table of contents that includes the range of pages, as opposed to just the page the section starts? Example:

Section 1... 1-3

Section 2 ... 4-7

Section 3 .... 8

Section 4 ....  9-15

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You could create an index and use it as a TOC.

 

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This may or may not help you...

Back around CS5 days I used to do an annual directory for local antique dealers that included an index to advertisers. Rather than a real index this was a TOC, and it often had more than one entry for some advertisers. Peter Kahrel was kind enough to write a GREP query that I could run at the end that consolidated the duplicates onto a single line and added commas between: ^(.+ )([\d, ]+)\r\1([\d, ]+)$

I expect this could be modified to show page ranges if you can generate a TOC entry for each page.

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I realized I forgot to include the change string: $1$2, $3

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Excellent advice from both @Peter Spier and @Creamer Training 

 

You could also do this by building cross references instead of using the TOC feature.

https://helpx.adobe.com/ie/indesign/using/cross-references.html#:~:text=Choose%20Type%20%3E%20Hyperl....

 

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https://creativepro.com/creating-cross-references-with-a-page-range-in-indesign/

 

 

 

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