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This section shows you how to:

• Edit an existing table of contents
• Update a table of contents when changes are made to the document
• Delete a table of content

Editing a table of contents

To edit an existing table of contents:

1. Right-click anywhere in the TOC.
2. From the pop-up menu, choose Edit Index/Table. The Insert Index/Table dialog box opens and you can edit and save the table as described in the previous section.

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You can also access the Index/Table dialog box from the Navigator.

1. Open the Navigator (press F5).
2. Click the + sign next to Indexes.
3. Right-click on the desired index and choose Index > Edit.


Access an index from the Navigator.

Updating a table of contents

Writer does not update the table of contents automatically, so after any changes to the headings, you must update it manually. To update a table of contents when changes are made to the document:

1. Right-click anywhere in the TOC.
2. From the pop-up menu, choose Update Index/Table. Writer updates the table of contents to reflect the changes in the document.

You can also update the index from the Navigator by right-clicking on Indexes > Table of Contents1 and choosing Index > Update from the pop-up menu.



Updating a Table of Contents using Navigator.

Deleting a table of contents

To delete the table of contents from a document:

1. Right-click anywhere in the TOC.
2. From the pop-up menu, choose Delete Index/Table. Writer deletes the table of contents.

Writer will not prompt you to confirm the delete! Use caution when deleting a table of contents.

You can also delete the index from the Navigator by selecting Index > Delete from the menu.




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