It also happens if you use a filter to add the TOC to a docx file.

It has to do with the limited amount of info that we are able to add to the native docx format vs. what Word actually expects.   More details at https://github.com/jgm/pandoc/issues/458

On Thu, Aug 6, 2020 at 2:22 AM Abdeali Kothari <abdealikothari-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org> wrote:
Hi,
I am trying to use pandoc to convert some documents to word docx format.
I found that when I use the --toc argument, I get a warning from Microsoft Word on windows about fields that are referring to other files.

I'm trying to figure out how can I avoid thi warning for the users of my generated document ?

Steps to reproduce:
Step1: Create a document of either markdown of html (I am using markdown as an example)
Here is my example markdown file:
$ cat test.md
# head1

## subhead1

# head2

## subhead2

Step 2: Convert to docx with pandoc with the --toc argument
pandoc --toc -o test.docx test.md

Step 3: Open the test.docx with Microsoft Word
PFA a screenshot of the warning I get.
  • If I click "Yes" - the table of contents appears
  • If I click "No" - the table of contents does not appear, and I have to click on "update TOC" to update it with the correct contents
Other info:
  • Pandoc version: 2.10
  • Windows: 10 Version 2004
  • I use WSL with Ubuntu: 18.04.4

Any help appreciated

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