Creating a Table of Contents

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	La seconde chose à garder en tête, c'est que Writer ne parle pas de « Titre » ou de « Sous-titre », mais de '''Chapitre''' et de '''Niveau'''. Par exemple, le menu <tt>Outils > Numérotation des chapitres…</tt> concerne tout particulièrement les Tables des matières, et tous ses niveaux de titre.-->		La seconde chose à garder en tête, c'est que Writer ne parle pas de « Titre » ou de « Sous-titre », mais de '''Chapitre''' et de '''Niveau'''. Par exemple, le menu <tt>Outils > Numérotation des chapitres…</tt> concerne tout particulièrement les Tables des matières, et tous ses niveaux de titre.-->
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		+	In order to construct a Table of Contents, Writer must know on what to base the structure of the document, that is to say which titles it is to include in the flow of the document.
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		+	Aas we have seen above, Writer calls these titles '''chapters.'''
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		+	Here, it is important to understandthat Writer, in itself, is incapable of differentiating between text and title, sub title, sub-sub title, etc. It is by using '''paragraph styles''' that we can tell neo which is which.
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Introduction

What is more interesting than seeing the structure of a document when one is in the midst of writing it. What is more practical than easily finding, in a document of 100 or 1000 pages, the location of a chapter or a subsection.

It is possible to achieve that very simply with NeoOffice's Writer component, thanks to the Tables of Contents. Their manipulation is extremely simple, contrary to appearances.

It is important to keep in mind the different elements which are involved in order for NeoOffice to create this Table of Contents and keep it up-to-date.

In the first place, it is important to understand that for Writer, a Table of Contents is an index like other indexes. Thus the tools that direct the Table of Contents found in the Index tools.

The secon thing to keep in mind is that Writer doesn't use the terms "Title" or "Sub-title," but refers instead to Chapter and Level. For example, the Outline Numbering... command in the Tools menu is used in creating Tables of Contents and all the heading levels.

What is Needed to Create a Table of Contents

In order to construct a Table of Contents, Writer must know on what to base the structure of the document, that is to say which titles it is to include in the flow of the document.

Aas we have seen above, Writer calls these titles chapters.

Here, it is important to understandthat Writer, in itself, is incapable of differentiating between text and title, sub title, sub-sub title, etc. It is by using paragraph styles that we can tell neo which is which.