Table of Contents in a Form - how to update?

[Guest]

I have set up a form in Word. I have created a Table of Contents at the end of the form. What is the simplest way to update the TOC when a user adds info to the form? At the moment the only way I can get the TOC to update is to unprotect the form, then protect it again (which consequently loses all the info that I have just entered into the form fields!)

Any ideas?
LLL

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Is the TOC in an unprotected section?

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
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I have set up a form in Word. I have created a Table of Contents at the

end of the form. What is the simplest way to update the TOC when a user
adds info to the form? At the moment the only way I can get the TOC to
update is to unprotect the form, then protect it again (which consequently
loses all the info that I have just entered into the form fields!)

 

[Guest]

Hi Suzanne

I don't have any section breaks in the form, so I am guessing that it is in a protected section when the form is protected (??) Does this make sense?

Lara

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Try inserting a section break after the TOC and protecting just the second
section. I don't guarantee this will work, but it has a better change of
doing so.

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

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Hi Suzanne

I don't have any section breaks in the form, so I am guessing that it is

in a protected section when the form is protected (??) Does this make
sense?

 

[Guest]

Hi there.

I have inserted the ToC in a second section which I have NOT protected. Unfortunately it still won't update when I hit F9.

Any other ideas? Does anyone else have an answer?

Lara (going La La with ToC!)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I suspect it's not going to work. I don't understand why you need a TOC in a
form.

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Fairhope, Alabama USA

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Hi there.

I have inserted the ToC in a second section which I have NOT protected.

Unfortunately it still won't update when I hit F9.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

That answers the question of why you need the TOC to update but not why you
need one in the first place.

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Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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The form consists of several different areas which people have to fill in.

Some of the form fields are set to "unlimited" and the row is set to "at
least" on the measurement - i.e. the rows can grow. So when the person
filling in the form has to add a huge block of information, the row will
kick onto the next page and therefore throw all susequent rows out of
kilter, hence the need for a ToC to automatically update.

Has anyone else out there got any ideas?

Lara

 

[Guest]

I need a ToC because that is what I have been asked for.

That answers the question of why you need the TOC to update but not why you
need one in the first place.

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

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The form consists of several different areas which people have to fill in.

Some of the form fields are set to "unlimited" and the row is set to "at
least" on the measurement - i.e. the rows can grow. So when the person
filling in the form has to add a huge block of information, the row will
kick onto the next page and therefore throw all susequent rows out of
kilter, hence the need for a ToC to automatically update.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

<sigh> In that case I would suggest you ask the same question of the person
who assigned you this impossible task.

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

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I need a ToC because that is what I have been asked for.