Deleting and adding a TOC and index to a PDF output

Last Updated : Dec 05, 2017 |

You can produce a PDF book output without a table of contents or an index. Or if you’ve got a publication that doesn’t currently include a TOC or index, you can add one back. If you are producing a job aid output, you should not include a TOC or index.

Procedure

  1. To suppress the table of contents:
    1. Open the publication in Publication Manager and expand the Front Matter element.
    2. Right-click the Book Lists element and select Delete.
  2. To suppress the index:
    1. Open the publication in Publication Manager and expand the Back Matter element.
    2. Expand the Book Lists element and determine whether Index List is the only element under Book Lists.
    3. If the Index List is the only element under Book Lists, right-click the Book Lists element and select Delete.
    4. If there are other elements under Book Lists, right-click the Index List element and select Delete.
  3. Save the publication and produce the PDF.
  4. If you want to add the table of contents back at some point:
    1. Open a publication in Publication Manager that contains a Table of Contents element.
    2. Expand the Front Matter element, right-click the Book Lists element, and select Copy from the menu that displays.
    3. Open the publication to which you want to add the TOC in Publication Manager, right-click the Front Matter element, and select Paste.

      The publication displays Book Lists and Table of Contents elements within Front Matter.

  5. To add the index back at some point:
    1. Open a publication in Publication Manager that contains an Index List element.
    2. Expand the Back Matter element, right-click the Book Lists element, and select Copy from the menu that displays.

      If the bookmap you’re copying from also includes a Glossary List, expand Book Lists and copy the Index List element instead.

    3. Open the publication to which you want to add the index in Publication Manager.
    4. If the bookmap doesn't already have a Back Matter element, right-click the bookmap element and select Add Within > Backmatter.
    5. Right-click Back Matter and select Paste.
      Note:

      The Book Lists element must be the last element (or only element) under Back Matter.

      The publication displays Book Lists and Index List elements within Back Matter.

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