how do i build a book in Word?

[Guest]

I am creating chapter documents in word, with Heading 1 as the chapter heading.
I have formatted the chapter numbers 1,2,3, etc.. I don't know how to
format the heading numbers to include chapter numbers- is that required?

Anyhoo, I have three chapters complete and want to start playing with the
index and table of contents, and I'm stumpped....

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Before you get too much farther along, see
http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm for general tips on long documents in
Word. For the specific numbering issue, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Daiya Mitchell]

Required by whom? It depends on the book/publisher/content/etc. If you
want the heading numbers to include chapter numbers, Word calls that outline
numbering and you should see the instructions here:
http://shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

If you like experimenting, you can just start with the Insert | Index and
Tables and mess with the dialog until you get something you like.
(experiment on a COPY of your book)

Otherwise, there's a large collection of useful links re writing a book in
Word at this page--if you skim the contents you will see a Tables of
Contents section that has links about index and TOC.
http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm

 

[Jay Freedman]

I am creating chapter documents in word, with Heading 1 as the
chapter heading. I have formatted the chapter numbers 1,2,3, etc.. I
don't know how to format the heading numbers to include chapter
numbers- is that required?

Anyhoo, I have three chapters complete and want to start playing with
the index and table of contents, and I'm stumpped....

Start here: http://daiya.mvps.org/bookword.htm

 

[Charles Kenyon]

First, look at the links that Suzanne gave you. Then take a look at
http://addbalance.com/usersguide/complex_documents.htm.
--
Charles Kenyon

Word New User FAQ & Web Directory: http://addbalance.com/word

Intermediate User's Guide to Microsoft Word (supplemented version of
Microsoft's Legal Users' Guide) http://addbalance.com/usersguide


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