Editing Template:Compact TOC/doc (section)

==Letters==
Any letter can be omitted (i.e. when it has no entries in the list) by specifying it as a ''lowercase'' blank parameter, e.g. {{tl|Compact TOC&#32;|<nowiki>side=yes |j=|q=</nowiki>}}:
{| style="margin-left:3.0em"
| {{Compact TOC |side=yes |j=|q=}}
|}
Or it can be replaced with an unlinked letter by using that letter (in ''uppercase''), e.g. {{tl|Compact TOC&#32;|<nowiki>side=yes |j=J|q=Q</nowiki>}}:
{| style="margin-left:3.0em"
| {{Compact TOC |side=yes |j=J|q=Q}}
|}
''Note:'' It is often better to create an empty placeholder span (e.g. <code><nowiki><span id="Q"></span></nowiki></code>) where the letter's heading would be in the page if it existed, since in most cases it is quite possible that it will come to exist in the future. Using the span-id avoids confusing readers who might not realize the TOC-template has skipped some letters.

The letter-assignment feature can also be used to create range links, e.g. {{tl|Compact TOC&#32;|<nowiki>side=yes |x=[[#X–Z|X–Z]] |y=|z=</nowiki>}}:
{| style="margin-left:3.0em"
| {{Compact TOC |side=yes |x=[[#X–Z|X–Z]] |y=|z=}}
|}

The feature can also be used (very tediously) for linking to sub-articles (e.g. [[Wikipedia:Naming conventions (long lists)|long lists]] that have been split into multiple pages):<br/>
{{tl|Compact TOC&#32;|<nowiki>side=yes |name=[[</nowiki><var>Articlename</var><nowiki>]] |n=[[</nowiki><var>Articlename</var><nowiki> (N–Z)#N|N]] |o=[[</nowiki><var>Articlename</var><nowiki> (N–Z)#O|O]] |... |z=[[</nowiki><var>Articlename</var><nowiki> (N–Z)#Z|Z]]</nowiki>}}
{| style="margin-left:3.0em"
| {{Compact TOC |side=yes |name=[[Articlename]] |n=[[Article (N–Z)#N|N]] |o=[[Articlename (N–Z)#O|O]] |p=[[Articlename (N–Z)#P|P]] |q=[[Articlename (N–Z)#Q|Q]] |r=[[Articlename (N–Z)#R|R]] |s=[[Articlename (N–Z)#S|S]] |t=[[Articlename (N–Z)#T|T]] |u=[[Articlename (N–Z)#U|U]] |v=[[Articlename (N–Z)#V|V]] |w=[[Articlename (N–Z)#W|W]] |x=[[Articlename (N–Z)#X|X]] |y=[[Articlename (N–Z)#Y|Y]] |z=[[Articlename (N–Z)#Z|Z]]}}
|}
{{tl|Compact TOC&#32;|<nowiki>side=yes |n=[[</nowiki><var>Articlename</var><nowiki> (N–Z)|&nbsp;N–Z {{small|(next page)}}]] |o=|p=|...|z=</nowiki>}}
{| style="margin-left:3.0em"
| {{Compact TOC |side=yes |n=[[Articlename (N–Z)|&nbsp;N–Z {{small|(next page)}}]] |o=|p=|q=|r=|s=|t=|u=|v=|w=|x=|y=|z=}}
|}