TOC page numbers in Templates

I have created a template with a TOC. Before I save the
template, I update the TOC and the page numbers are
correct. After I save the template and reopen the .dot
file as a new .doc, ALL the page numbers default to the
page number of the first item in the TOC. How can I avoid
this?

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Thank you.

A TOC in a template is a prospective object. It has no data until you create
headings or table entry fields. If you update the TOC, it will reduce itself
to representing whatever content is actually present. If your template
actually contains the necessary headings and perhaps some boilerplate text
under them, then the entries and their page numbers will represent this, but
if your template is empty, then the TOC will be as well. The fact that it is
empty doesn't mean that it isn't still functional, however; as you add
headings, it will pick them up.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Elizabeth" wrote in message
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I have created a template with a TOC. Before I save the
template, I update the TOC and the page numbers are
correct. After I save the template and reopen the .dot
file as a new .doc, ALL the page numbers default to the
page number of the first item in the TOC. How can I avoid
this?

Please post answer to newsgroup.

Thank you.

Elizabeth,

I've seen this problem a lot in TOC and NUMPAGES fields. Word seems to open
with these fields displaying the wrong result, no matter what, until they
are either manually or automatically updated. If you have the "Update
fields" option checked under Tools|Options, Print tab, this problem should
resolve itself whenever you print the document. However, if you want to see
the correct result without having to print or manually update the TOCs, you
would need an AutoOpen macro which updates all the TOCs when a document is
opened.

Regards,
Chad DeMeyer



"Elizabeth" wrote in message
...
I have created a template with a TOC. Before I save the
template, I update the TOC and the page numbers are
correct. After I save the template and reopen the .dot
file as a new .doc, ALL the page numbers default to the
page number of the first item in the TOC. How can I avoid
this?

Please post answer to newsgroup.

Thank you.