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February 19, 2019
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Hi, I am having problems lining up numbers in a Table of Contents. The client wants the page numbers on the left. Everything is fine until double digits. I thought I could align the numbers in the TOC paragraph style, but no luck. Appreciate any help.

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Correct answer Barb Binder

I know you said you are out of time, but what is missing from the TOC dialog box is the ability to leading decimal tab. You could do this quickly with a GREP Find/Change query. Not ideal, but just another few clicks.

Before:

After a change all (and updating the style to address the dec tab).

Once it is working, don't forget to save it with the Save Query button on the top row so that you can run it again after you update the TOC.

~Barb

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I know you said you are out of time, but what is missing from the TOC dialog box is the ability to leading decimal tab. You could do this quickly with a GREP Find/Change query. Not ideal, but just another few clicks.

Before:

After a change all (and updating the style to address the dec tab).

Once it is working, don't forget to save it with the Save Query button on the top row so that you can run it again after you update the TOC.

~Barb

~Barb at Rocky Mountain Training

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Hi Barb,

Thanks for the tip! I gotta try that!

Ron

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I'd prefer it this way:

No tabulator ^t defined, instead one blank after the dot perhaps,

Alignment: Right,

Left Indent: 6 mm*,

First Line Indent: 0

From my German InDesign CC 2019:

* Change that value to your needs!

Regards,
Uwe

manal shanableh

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the default left indent usually 6.35 mm and first line indent -6.35 mm

you can change it form paragraph, or paragraph menu> bullets and numbering

but the best is change it from the Style it self as I mentioned the values before.

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Well Guys, I am going to have to accept defeat here. I tried all the above. Doesn't work. If it is a numbered listed yes, it works just fine. Inside a TOC it does not. At least for me. For the few pages that are single digits I have to put in 2 spaces to make it line up. I am out of time. Thanks to everyone I appreciate your help.

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you are right. I assume this can be solved typographically correct with a special font for the numbers and a GREP Style applied.

Something that could be done with Marc Autret's and Jongware's Indyfont perhaps: One digit numbers with a width of two digit numbers. And fixed width numbers.

Regards,
Uwe

manal shanableh

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it happened to me

try to change the left and first line indent

Left Indent 12mm

first line indent -12mm

or

left indent 13.5 mm

First line indent 13.5

and it will be done fine.

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For the style that is formatting the Table of Contents entries, increase the left indent in the "Bullets and Numbering" options. Also set the "First line indent" value to the same value as the left indent but as a negative number.

manal shanableh

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is it a automatic numbering? or manual?