Personal books : Table of contents

Hi there

I know how to create a personal book. What i wanna know is the following.

I want to add a personal book consisting out of several files. Is there a way to create a table of contents so that the hyperlink or name of file displays in table of contents. I wanna click on a name to navigate to that file and not wanna scroll down all the way.

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James Taylor

Greetings Johan, and welcome to the forums :-)

You may find this wiki page helpful for your needs...

https://wiki.logos.com/Adding_TOC_in_PBs

NB.Mick

I want to add a personal book consisting out of several files. Is there a way to create a table of contents so that the hyperlink or name of file displays in table of contents. I wanna click on a name to navigate to that file and not wanna scroll down all the way.

The names of the files are meaningless to Logos (and rightly so!). You will want to employ Heading styles in Word, which will auto-populate the Logos ToC running along the resource text on the lefthand side.

There's also the possibility of using milestones (see the wiki page on Personal books on how to create these) within the PB and building a manual ToC jumping to those milestones wherever you like.

Or use the special PB sermon builder table to let Logos generate indexes for you, one potentially functioning as an automated ToC at the end of the PB.

I use Heading styles and sermon index stuff to gradually build a multi-file PB of relevant writings by Martin Luther from the Luther reading challenge website, looks like this:

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/786802#Comment_786802

Hi There

I thought of using headings. The only thing is that the book is in several files so not sure how to create the ToC if i use several files.

NB.Mick

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/786804#Comment_786804

I thought of using headings. The only thing is that the book is in several files so not sure how to create the ToC if i use several files.

Logos will treat them as if they were in one large file. So just make sure you have all on the same level that should be, you're fine.

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/786808#Comment_786808

Looks like i'm doing something wrong. I added the title to heading 1 on both documents and saved them. Logos 6 still shows one large manuscript. Can you perhaps give suggestions on what i'm doing wrong?

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/786817#Comment_786817

Are you able to post extracts of the documents so we can have a look at them - assuming that doesn't go against any privacy or confidentiality constraints?

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/786818#Comment_786818

Hi there

Lets make it easy and take some of my sermon files. It is from the Catechism. The files are named as follows

HC sunday 1

HC sunday 2

HC sunday 3

HC sunday 4

HC sunday 5 (up to 10)

What i want to do is create a personal book which contains all 10 files with a table of contents. I already set the title (HC sunday 1 etc.) to heading 1. I want it to display a table of contents in Logos 6.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787182#Comment_787182

I want it to display a table of contents in Logos 6.

And what you describe should do what you are looking for.

Are you able to post a couple of these files?

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787186#Comment_787186

Here is an example of 3 of older sermons

Genesis 3

Matthew 17 &

Romans 14

I basicly want this 3 headings to display in book as table of contents

1300.Mattheus 17 1-13 preek.docx 6204.Romeine 14 HK 1.docxGenesis 151004.Genesis 3 1-24 Teks 8-11b (1).docx

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787605#Comment_787605

Thanks for posting.

The issue is that you haven't set the headings to "Heading 1" in Word.

If you do you will get the ToC entries you are looking for.

When I do that I get the book structured as shown

I've uploaded the modified documents

0172.1300.Mattheus 17 1-13 preek.docx

7028.1004.Genesis 3 1-24 Teks 8-11b (1).docx

2313.6204.Romeine 14 HK 1.docx

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787617#Comment_787617

Thanks for replying. I've builded the book with the modified files you sent me. Is there a setting that i must tick in Logos 6 under build books that i miss. If i build the book it don't give me the ToC

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787622#Comment_787622

Is there a setting that i must tick in Logos 6 under build books that i miss

No - there is no setting needed for this

If i build the book it don't give me the ToC

Do you mean that when the build the book with the new files you still don't get the ToC?

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787626#Comment_787626

I managed to create a ToC on another book that consisted of 1 file which works. I'm battling to set up a ToC when i'm using multiple files.

What happens if i create a test book with that 3 files, it gives me the book starting with text and not ToC.

Graham Criddle

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787627#Comment_787627

I'm battling to set up a ToC when i'm using multiple files.

I set it up as shown on the left - with the results on the right

How does yours compare?

Can you upload a screenshot (use the paperclip icon)?

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787643#Comment_787643

Mine looks like this in the attatched file

2337.test.docx

Johan

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787643#Comment_787643

OK i got it right this time.

There's a setting that i must choose in Logos 6 settings that says Show table of contents. I checked that setting and got the ToC. Thanks for the help.

NB.Mick

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/787658#Comment_787658

click on the resource menu (where the picture would appear) and select "show table of contents"

EDIT: I see you found it while I was making the screenshot. Alternatively you might use the >> button in the locator bar you had visible to toggle ToC display on and off.