Writer Guide

Creating a table of contents from an outline
This selection creates the table of contents using outline levels; that is,
paragraphs formatted with one of the predefined heading styles
( Heading 1-10 ) are added to the table of contents in order.
Click on the (...) button next to the option to change the numbering
properties of the table of contents. This can be useful if you want to
put numbers in front of each level of the contents, as in Figure 328.
Figure 328: Table of contents with numbers
Creating from index marks
This selection adds any index entries that you have inserted into the
document by using Insert > Indexes and Tables > Entry. Normally
you would not use this selection for a table of contents.
Protecting against manual changes
To stop the table of contents being changed accidentally, select the
Protected against manual changes option. If this option is selected,
the table of contents can only be changed using the right-click menu or
the Insert Table/Index dialog box. If the option is not selected, the table
of contents can be changed directly on the document page, just like
other text.
Tip
Any manual changes to a table of contents are lost when you
update it.
Changing the number of levels included
Writer displays a default setting of 10 levels of headings when it builds
the table of contents (or the number of levels used in the document,
whichever is smaller). To change the number of levels, enter the
required number in the Evaluate up to level box.
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