Table of Contents - Removing Header Numbers

[Guest]

Hi There,

Does anyone know how to keep the Heading numbering from appearing in the
table for contents. For example...(please see below) I would like for the
"1" to be removed from the third line and just have it state 2.1.1 which is
part of a sentence in the document. The "1" is associated with Heading 1.

USER ACCEPTANCE TEST SCENARIO OVERVIEW..................
ALERTS............................................................................5
1 2.1.1 SEARCH AND VIEW ALERT HISTORY...........6
COMP TITLE, ITEMS, & ARTWORK.......................................17

 

[Guest]

Have a look at:

http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm

Hope it helps,

 

[Stefan Blom]

In the document, how is the "1 2.1.1 SEARCH AND VIEW ALERT HISTORY" entry
displayed? If you want to get rid of the initial "1" altogether, modify the
numbering of the document. If you want something else, try the tips in the
article at http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm (suggested by
Brian). Depending on what you are trying to do, separate styles or TC fields
would be used in this situation.

 

[Guest]

Thanks Stefan and Brian. Unfortunately the article that you referred me to
did not answer my question. My TOC looks like the following:

User Acceptance Test Scenario Overview..............4
Alerts................................................................5
1 2.1.1 Search and View Alert History...............6
Comp Title, Items, & Artwork..............................17
Future Title - Title..............................................35

I would like to remove the "1" in front of the 2.1.1 Search and View Alert
History. This is a "Heading 1"

Any other ideas?

Thanks



Jeff

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It looks suspiciously as if that TOC style has had numbering applied.

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[Guest]

Hi Suzanne - the 2.1.1 is a requirement number that is in the word document.
The next requirement number could be 2.3.2 but I don't want the default
number in front of the requirement number.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

In the example you cited, there was a 1 in front of the 2.1.1. It was that 1
that I thought might have come from numbering of the TOC style. Short of
using TC fields, I don't know of any way to use auto numbering for headings
and omit it from the TOC.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Stefan Blom]

Jeff,

If you don't want to use TC fields, use one style for the numbering (in the
body of the document) and a different one for the heading text; include only
the latter in the TOC. To make the two headings appear on the same line of
text, format the paragraph mark between them as hidden. See
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm.

However, in this case, if you are trying to exclude only some of the
numbered headings, TC fields might be easier.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

The problem with this approach is that the Hidden paragraph mark suppresses
the numbering.

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Words into Type
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[Guest]

Thanks Stefan and Suzanne for your help. With all of this information I can
certainly get it to work the way it was intended or find a suitable
alternative.

Jeff

 

[Stefan Blom]

Hmm, the following seems to work for me:

2.1.1 (A numbered heading here--no text)¶ <-- Hidden paragraph mark
Unnumbered heading text here

In Print Preview:

2.1.1 Unnumbered heading text here

If the text *following* the hidden paragraph mark has numbering, then it
won't work, though.

Version issue, perhaps?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Sounds like it should work, then. I virtually never use numbered headings,
so I haven't had much experience with it either way.

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

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