FrameMaker 6: Beyond the Basics

Ways to Work with a TOC Template

After you create and format a table of contents for the first time, you can use it over for other documents that use the same paragraph tag names. For example, if you are using a particular FrameMaker template for your documents, the next time you start a new book that uses the same templates for document files contained therein, you can also use the table of contents template to create the table of contents. So, all your hard work to create the table of contents template to begin with is put to good use and saves you time in the long run.

Three methods are explored to accomplish this task:

• Importing formats from a template

• Creating a named TOC file

• Including specifications in document files

All three methods work ...