Select File -> Document Setup -> Table of Contents and Indexes -> Add to set up the special table.
You have just created a tag that can be applied to objects in the rest of the document. Give the attribute a name such as TOC or Index, and click the OK button. Select File -> Document Setup -> Document Item Attributes -> Add. Then press F2 to give it an easily identifiable name in the Properties window, such as TOCFrame. Press the T key to add a text frame for the special table to the document. Should you want leader dots to connect a table entry and its page number, you can edit the paragraph styles for the table so that the tabs use a fill character - although this is a sloppy layout habit that you should avoid if at all possible.Ĭreating a special table takes four steps: If you have several levels of sub-headings, and want them to be visible in the special table, then you should also create a paragraph style for each level, even though initially only one will be used in the special table. You can simply copy the text of the sub-heading.īefore you begin to create the special table, you will also need at least one paragraph style for its contents. Just as importantly, you won't need to come up with a meaningful tag as you create the special table, which can be mentally challenging, especially if you are adding the table after long hours of writing and editing. If you do, then finding the text frames you want to add to the special table will be easier. In addition, for a TOC and many indexes - especially in a technical document - you consider using sub-headings, each in a separate text frame, formatted with a paragraph style named something like Heading1 or Sub-Head. For an index, whose entries are often short but numerous, you may want to create a two or three column layout, with connected text frames on two or more pages. Avoiding this extra work means either leaving space on a page for adding the special table, or adding pages at the start or end of the document. Otherwise, you will simply have to regenerate it more than once. However, each step in creating a table of contents (TOC), index, or frame is simple in itself, and, once one is added, you can edit the result exactly as you would the contents of any text frame.īecause a special table depends on the information in the rest of the document, you need to add it after you are finished the document. The controls are scattered, and few users are likely to decipher the necessary steps or their necessary order without help. Creating special tables in Scribus is not a straightforward task.
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