Placed InDesign files and TOC

Using InDesign CS3 501.
I've got a 50 page doc 'DOC 1' with a good working TOC. I've got another user who is putting together some pages for me in 'DOC 2'. On his pages he has text which needs to be found by the TOC in 'DOC 1'.
Is it possible? Or is his placed INDD simply a linking image of that page?
At the moment I have to manually enter the same text on my pages that he already has on his just to get a TOC entry in my 'DOC 1'. Doubling the work.
Thanks.

Sorry Bob, I thought that's where I had posted it. I've done as you suggested, thanks.
Mark

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