{"id":2288,"date":"2016-02-04T12:33:58","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T12:33:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/home2\/bm8qcmjy\/public_html\/blog\/?page_id=2288"},"modified":"2016-03-20T09:40:59","modified_gmt":"2016-03-20T09:40:59","slug":"exploring-tables-of-contents-in-open-xml-wordprocessingml-documents-part-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ericwhite.com\/blog\/exploring-tables-of-contents-in-open-xml-wordprocessingml-documents-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Tables-of-Contents in Open XML WordprocessingML Documents (Part 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Return to the WordprocessingML Screen-Cast Series<\/a><\/span>Many Open XML developers need to generate documents, and then generate and insert an updated table-of-contents for the document.  TOC's in Open XML are not hard, but they require a bit of explanation.  This post introduces the second in a series of screen-casts around Open XML WordprocessingML TOCs.<\/p>\n

In the first screen-cast<\/a>, I explored the markup for a TOC, discussed the <w:updateFields> element in the settings part, and showed Word's behavior when that field is set.<\/p>\n

In this second screen-cast, I discuss a bit more about the markup, and then walk through some example code that is part of the PowerTools for Open XML project.  The example code shows how to insert a TOC at a desired point in a document, and then set the <w:updateFields> element.  Then, when the user next opens that document, Word will present them with the option to repaginate and update the TOC.<\/p>\n

As part of the definition of each TOC, you specify a set of switches that Word uses as instructions on how to construct the TOC.  This screen-cast discusses the TOC switches, and shows how to find out more about them from the text of the Open XML standard.<\/p>\n