Is it possible to use the automatic Table of Contents in Word to include titles of Appendices which are included in a Header?  I understand how to use the Heading Styles to include titles in the ToC etc but it still does not include the text from my headers.

For instructions on setting up appendix numbering, take a look at http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/numberingappendixes.html.   However, note that a table of contents in Word cant pick up any information from a header or footer. For one thing, since headers (footers) repeat on several pages, which page number should be assigned to them?

Thanks Stefan, good point! Cheers.

On 2012-12-21 02:20, Oz_Elissa wrote:

Thanks Stefan, good poin

This philosophy is why I recommend switching to InDesign.

Since a header is repeating within a section, why not list the first page that repeated header is on.

Word is fundamentally flawed for basic tasks and chokes mightily on simple layout logic.

• Edited by dpeters911 15 hours 27 minutes ago

dpeters911: Recommend away!

This is not a fundamental flaw, but is a design decision that works for many Word users. To the extent Word adds "features" like you are requesting, it becomes more of a Christmas Tree with something for everyone hanging on it and less of a useful program.

For specific tasks, I'm sure that InDesign is superior; so, for that matter are WordPad, NotePad, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.

Word has the ability to show any text within the body of the document in a Table of Contents. It also has the ability to show any text in the body of the document in a header automatically. That is enough f

InDesign and Word are two very different programs, intended for different tasks...

For what it's worth, in a Word table of contents, if you want to add text which isn't visible in the document, you can make use of a TC field. See http://wordfaqs.mvps.org/TOCTips.htm#TCFields.