I'm Having Trouble with Contents Lists

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#1

Hi,

As the subject line says, I'm struggling to get my Contents Lists right. I've
consulted various websites, the Online Help and acquaintances who also use
LibreOffice, but have yet to find a solution to two specific problems. I am
using Version: 5.0.5.2 on Kubuntu 15.10.

Here is what works. If I create my document using the relevant Heading Styles
for Section headings then I get a fairly reasonable Table of Contents when I
insert one.

Here is what doesn't work:

1. There is no space or tab between the Section Number and the Title.

2. If I create headings with the Illustration Style and insert a Table of
Illustrations, I get no entries.

3. I get a similar problem with a Table of Tables.

Any clues as to where I might find the answer to these problems please?

#2

Terry Coles wrote:

Hi,

As the subject line says, I'm struggling to get my Contents Lists right. I've
consulted various websites, the Online Help and acquaintances who also use
LibreOffice, but have yet to find a solution to two specific problems. I am
using Version: 5.0.5.2 on Kubuntu 15.10.

Here is what works. If I create my document using the relevant Heading Styles
for Section headings then I get a fairly reasonable Table of Contents when I
insert one.

Here is what doesn't work:

1. There is no space or tab between the Section Number and the Title.

From Insert > Indexes and Table > Indexes and Tables, set up the "Index/Table" tab as desired.

On the "Entries" tab, for each level you're using:
- Select the level in the left-hand list
- Click in the white box betwee "E#" ("Chapter Number") and "E" ("Entry") under "Structure and Formatting"
- Click "Tab Stop"
- Set an appropriate position for the tab stop

2. If I create headings with the Illustration Style and insert a Table of
Illustrations, I get no entries.

Insert the illustration, then select it and use Insert > Caption. Make sure the category is set to Illustration. That inserts a reference which is recognised by the Table of Illustrations.

3. I get a similar problem with a Table of Tables.

Similarly, create the table, position the cursor somewhere within it and use Insert > Caption; the category should be Table.

Any clues as to where I might find the answer to these problems please?

Probably in the Writer Guide at <http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>, but I haven't looked to check...

Mark.

#3

From Insert > Indexes and Table > Indexes and Tables, set up the
"Index/Table" tab as desired.

On the "Entries" tab, for each level you're using:
- Select the level in the left-hand list
- Click in the white box betwee "E#" ("Chapter Number") and "E"
("Entry") under "Structure and Formatting"
- Click "Tab Stop"
- Set an appropriate position for the tab stop

Thanks. That worked. It's a shame that at least one space or tab isn't
included by default.

> 2. If I create headings with the Illustration Style and insert a Table of
> Illustrations, I get no entries.

Insert the illustration, then select it and use Insert > Caption. Make
sure the category is set to Illustration. That inserts a reference which
is recognised by the Table of Illustrations.

> 3. I get a similar problem with a Table of Tables.

Similarly, create the table, position the cursor somewhere within it and
use Insert > Caption; the category should be Table.

The problem with this is that Insert > Caption is greyed out.

> Any clues as to where I might find the answer to these problems please?

Probably in the Writer Guide at
<http://www.libreoffice.org/get-help/documentation/>, but I haven't
looked to check...

Unfortunately, the Help says to use Insert > Caption.

However, your guidance gave me a clue as to how to get around the problem. I
was looking for an Option which might have disabled the Insert > Caption menu
item and I found an entry called LibreOffice Writer > AutoCaption. I enabled
LibreOffice Writer Table, LibreOffice Writer Image and LibreOffice Drawing and
found that, if I inserted a Table or Image, I was able to generate a heading
that was collected by the Table of Tables or Table of Illustrations.

However, Insert > Caption is still greyed out, but at least there is a Work
Round.

#4

I just realised what I did. I'm thinking Title-centric, (like in W**d),
whereas LibreOffice is object-centric.

So instead of selecting the title or heading of the image or table and trying
to add a Caption to that, I needed to select the image or table *itself*.

It takes a bit of getting used to for someone who used the main competing
product at work for the best part of 35 years.