adding user variables to the TOC

[Deirdre Reagan]

Thanks, Clint.

The user variable is in the footer on the master page.  It's not
showing up as an option in the list of TOC variables.

Deirdre

On 6/16/08, Owen, Clint <Clint.Owen at craneaerospace.com> wrote:
> Deirdre,
>
> The TOC is built from specified paragraph styles. If one of the named
> paragraphs in the target file contains a variable, the variable text
> will show up in the TOC.
>
> HTH,
>
> Clint
>
>
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> Reagan
> Sent: Monday, June 16, 2008 7:44 AM
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> Subject: adding user variables to the TOC
>
> Hi all:
>
> I'm on FM 8.0, Windows XP and I just returned from a training course
> using Adobe FrameMaker 7.0 Classroom in a Book.  A lot of people have
> recommended that book; I concur.  It's a great basic training book.
>
> I have to create a TOC and one of items I want to list in the TOC is a
> user variable that is located on the master page of my chapters.  Is it
> possible to have the TOC pick up a user variable?  When we were building
> the TOC, I didn't see that option anywhere, and when I went to the
> reference page to add formatting, I didn't see that I could add it there
> either.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Deirdre
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