Table of contents missing out content

[AnthonyMarrian]

My book consists of several chapters, each one of which is an afpub file. At the beginning of each chapter, there is a text frame formatted with the heading "heading1 foal". The TOC looks at "heading1 foal" in order to return its results. Unfortunately, it is picking up only about half the chapters. I have checked and checked, and, as far as I can see, the formatting of the relevant text frame at the beginning of each chapter *is* "heading1 foal" in each case. How should I troubleshoot this, please?

[Old Bruce]

13 minutes ago, AnthonyMarrian said:

as far as I can see, the formatting of the relevant text frame at the beginning of each chapter *is* "heading1 foal" in each case. How should I troubleshoot this, please?

When you check do you have the text caret in the text?

[MikeTO]

Check that it is exactly the same style name. Syncing styles between chapters can lead to duplicate styles so it is possible that you have a "heading1 foal 1" style in some chapters.

[bbrother]

@AnthonyMarrian first things i would do to find and solve the problem:

1. Checking if the headings in every missing chapters have properly applied paragraph style `heading1 foal` as @MikeTO said.
2. Then i would check if scope option in TOC panel is set to `Book` to tell Affinity Publisher to search the entire book when creating table of contents.

Screenshot of TOC panel and  `Book` scope option.

 

[AnthonyMarrian]

It is exactly the same style. However, Old Bruce's post led me to thinking. The frame in question is a <Section Name> frame, provided by a master page. I've found that if I reapply the master, replacing all existing, then add back the other master page I need, and reformat the frame as "Heading1 foal", it appears in the TOC. Currently going through the missing chapters and doing that.

[MikeTO]

I tested this and couldn't duplicate it so I don't know what's up with your document but I'm glad you found a solution.

FWIW, I created multiple chapters and inserted plain text and section name field headings into document page frames, master page frames, and frames on masters applied to other masters. Every heading regardless of its source appeared in the Book's TOC.

[AnthonyMarrian]

27 minutes ago, MikeTO said:

I don't know what's up with your document

LOL 🙂 Honestly, I'm no expert with this software so I'm sure that if you were to have logged how I got to where I've got, you might be saying "You did what?". Anyway, thank goodness I appear to have arrived at what I need, and I am most grateful for your help, and the help of others in this forum.