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MLA format, heading 2 and TOC

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I have a document in MLA format. Heading 2 is in-line and in italic.
How can I make this heading appear in the TOC, that is, assign a level to this heading so that it appears in the TOC?
Please see a screenshot here:
http://www.mediafire.com/file/gh18tb90c ... ding_2.png

To me it seems the only way to have a heading appear in TOC is to apply an auto-title in Mellel to a *whole paragraph*. Is this true?
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Re: MLA format, heading 2 and TOC

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For my understanding, auto-titles are the way to produce the Table of Content. The paragraph needs to follow on the following line.
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Re: MLA format, heading 2 and TOC

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ealvarez wrote: Mon Jan 08, 2018 4:57 pm For my understanding, auto-titles are the way to produce the Table of Content. The paragraph needs to follow on the following line.
You mean, Mellel can't do this then?
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Re: MLA format, heading 2 and TOC

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Well, in fact you can do it manually. Just create the auto-title with the proper formatting and then add the remaining paragraph on the same line.

When you add an auto-title directly in a paragraph already written, all the paragraph will be automatically selected as an auto-title, even if you select only the first words.
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Re: MLA format, heading 2 and TOC

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ealvarez wrote: Tue Jan 09, 2018 2:31 pm you can do it manually. Just create the auto-title with the proper formatting and then add the remaining paragraph on the same line.
I think you mean "and then format the remaining paragraph manually on the same line."

If I understand you correctly, I came to the same conclusion.
I managed to do it with a combination of a new Tag Flow and a paragraph style, which I applied to the rest of the paragraph.

Thank you, ealvarez.
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Re: MLA format, heading 2 and TOC

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Welcome : )
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