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

Thanks Michael. I am sure there is a use for your method, but it is much
too complicated for my small requirement.

Unfortunately, I wasn't able to view your document, because the Google
dictatorship would not allow me to see it without creating one of their
malware accounts.

Regards
Dave

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*From:* Michael H [mailto:cmahte@gmail.com]
*Sent:* Saturday, August 1, 2020, 20:12 UTC
*To:* Office User
*Cc:* LibreOffice Users
*Subject:* [libreoffice-users] Add a bookmark to TOC

> Instead of building the Table of contents by "paragraph style", create
> a Index of type "Table of Contents" using "Index marks".
>
> https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CArlrl1zeQAWGxWrGVbxmtVdgNNNjmz9/view?usp=sharing
>
> In the example I insert the mark after the first word (or number) of
> the new chapter, to prevent it from getting moved or erased if someone
> later works on vertical spacing with hard returns. 
>
> To create new hidden entries 
>
>  1. Set the cursor to each location you want the TOC to point to. Then
>     in the Insert Menu - > Index and Table of Contents -> Index Entry
>       * Index type : Table of Contents
>       * Entry : (text you want to appear on the TOC page)
>       * level : if you want to style some entries differently set them
>         to a different level, then assign the alternate style in the
>         TOC setup.
>       * Each time you click OK, you create an entry that matches the
>         field values. If you have fields set to display you can see a
>         light grey block.  
>       * Extra entries may be deleted with the backspace or delete key
>         as a character in the paragraph. 
>
>
>  2. Set the cursor to the point you want the TOC to appear. Create a
>     TOC as normal, but choose Index marks instead of 'Additional Styles.'
>
>
> On Sat, Aug 1, 2020 at 6:46 AM Office User <user.net@posteo.net
> <mailto:user.net@posteo.net>> wrote:
>
>     First, I do understand how to create a
>           TOC based on heading levels, but what I am trying to work out is
>           how to add some kind of flag/marker (I am using the term
>     bookmark)
>           to a paragraph in order to have it appear as the first entry
>     in a
>           TOC.To illustrate with a hypothetical example: An author
>     wishes to add
>           a 1 paragraph dedication on a page at the start of a book
>     and have
>           the word "Dedication" appear as the first entry in the TOC, but
>           does not want the word to appear on the dedication page in the
>           form of a heading.It would be much appreciated if someone
>     could point me to a source
>           of information about this, because my own searches have
>     uncovered
>           nothing.TIADave
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