Re: [libreoffice-users] Add a bookmark to TOC

On 01/08/2020 22:48, Girvin Herr wrote:
> On 8/1/20 12:36 PM, John Kaufmann wrote:
> > On 2020-08-01 09:39, Luuk wrote:
> > > ...
> > > Somtehing like this document:
> > >
> > > https://gofile.io/d/KzdBTw
> > > ?
> >
> > I'm sure that solves OU's problem, but:
> >
> > (1) How did you make the word/paragraph "Dedication:" an indexing target?
> >
> > (2) To hide it, what was the reason for choosing a White font color
> > rather than the Hidden attribute?
> John,
>
> I am sure the solutions rendered by others will work, but here is
> another solution, manipulating the TOC format, which I use some times:
>
> 1. Create a new style, say "Dedication", and assign this style to the
>    text you want hidden in the document body (i.e. the dedication
>    heading). You can then make the style hidden. This is under Font
>    Effects in the Paragraph Style window and at the bottom of the left
>    column.
> 2. Edit the TOC, and assign the style "Dedication" to, say, Level 10.
>    To do this, under the Index/Table tab, check Additional Styles and
>    the ellipses button [...]. In the popup, select the Dedication style
>    on the left and then using the >> button, move it to level 10 on the
>    right and click OK.
> 3. Now under the Entries tab, select Level 10 and delete everything to
>    the left of the "T" in the Structure format line. Then in the text
>    block before the T, add "Dedication" (no quotes). This is needed
>    because hiding the text in the Dedication paragraph style propagates
>    to the Contents style in the TOC and it is hidden in the TOC as
>    well. This is a sledge hammer approach and the two texts need to
>    match, or maybe not, as you wish.
> 4. Then under the Styles tab, select the Paragraph Style you want to
>    use for the Level 10 TOC line (do not select Dedication!), usually a
>    Contents style.
>
> I tested this using OpenOffice, but it should be the same for LO, and it
> does work - no "Dedication" paragraph text before the actual dedication
> paragraph, but there is a "Dedication" entry in the TOC.
>
> The downside to this solution is that you may not use TOC level 10 for
> the usual association with Heading 10, and there are limited (less than
> 10) different styles that can be assigned this way. In fact, to be safe,
> under the Index/Table tab and then in the "Evaluate up to level"
> spinbox, change it from 10 to 9 in order to disable normal Heading 10
> styles. I used this method for appendixes where I wanted the appendix
> letter and a dash to prefix appendix page numbers in the TOC. In this
> application, I only had two heading levels, one for the main body and
> the other for Appendix A. Both headings have their own styles,
> associated with different TOC levels and I am not using any of the
> "canned" Heading styles.
>
> HTH
>
> Girvin

Guys, thank you so much. I have to go and get some sleep now, but I am
overwhelmed by the level of knowledge. I will get back to the list in a
few hours.

Regards
Dave


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