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Software to automatically manage a table of contents
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Apr 22, 2008 , 06:43 PM
 
I refuse to use MS Word and there must be a better alternative:

I need a simple software that will let me create a list of headings of paragraphs I am writing and add/adjust/remove those automatically in a table of contents.

I am writing a manual for an open source software but I just want to focus on the task a hand, not having to manually update the table of contents after every session.

Any suggestions anyone?
     
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Apr 22, 2008 , 06:59 PM
 
I looked at Neo-office but isn't there something lighter like Macjournal for making table of contents for a text document? I will actually give Neooffice a try, thank you!
     
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Apr 22, 2008 , 08:11 PM
 
Originally Posted by current View Post
I am writing a manual for an open source software but I just want to focus on the task a hand, not having to manually update the table of contents after every session.

Any suggestions anyone?
Why do you need constant updating ? In Word, it's just one right-click away.
Btw, maybe Words OutlineView would work better to structure the document first, then fill in the meat

Other than that, I think what you are looking for is a software that reads your mind and does it all automagically.

-t
     
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Apr 23, 2008 , 10:06 AM
 
You might consider it too fussy, but LaTeX is the go-to standard.
A more WYSIWYG alternative is the very elegant and Maclike Nisus Writer Pro.
     
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Apr 23, 2008 , 10:32 AM
 
Pages will do this, for sure.
     
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Apr 23, 2008 , 10:47 AM
 
Originally Posted by Mithras View Post
You might consider it too fussy, but LaTeX is the go-to standard.


Suggesting LaTeX to someone who is already confused by Word is a funny thing.

-t
     
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Apr 23, 2008 , 12:48 PM
 
Originally Posted by turtle777 View Post


Suggesting LaTeX to someone who is already confused by Word is a funny thing.

-t
I don't know that the OP is "confused by Word," per se. He just says he "refuses" to use it. I believe that this refusal is also explained by him: he's writing a manual for open-source software.

God forbid he use something closed source (gasp!) like Word.

But, as others have stated, there are alternatives that may be simpler to use.
     
   
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