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            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155856" role="listitem">Place the cursor in the index or table of contents.</paragraph>
            <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155871" role="listitem">If you cannot place your cursor in the index or table of contents, choose <switchinline select="sys"><caseinline select="MAC"><item type="menuitem">%PRODUCTNAME - Preferences</item></caseinline><defaultinline><item type="menuitem">Tools - Options</item></defaultinline></switchinline><item type="menuitem"> - %PRODUCTNAME Writer - Formatting Aids</item>, and then select <item type="menuitem">Enable cursor</item> in the <item type="menuitem">Protected Areas</item> section.</paragraph>
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      <paragraph xml-lang="en-US" id="par_id3155872" role="paragraph">You can also make changes directly to an index or table of contents. Right-click in the index or table of contents, choose <emph>Edit Index or Table of Contents</emph>, click <emph>Type</emph> tab, and then clear the <emph>Protected against manual changes</emph> check box.</paragraph>

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