Table of Contents Pod in Robohelp 8

I am running Robohelp 8 and could be crazy but when I look under View --> Pods, I don't see the TOC pod. Am I missing something here?

Hi there
Sure would be nice to see it there, as it's talked about as a Pod and all, no?
What you have to do is scan the files and folders inside the Project Manager pod. You see a Table of Contents icon there. When you attempt to edit the TOC, another pod opens and contains the TOC.
Please take a moment to file a Bug Report or Wish Form and ask the development team to add the TOC, Index and See Also pods to the View menu!
Cheers... Rick
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I prefer to work with the table of contents (TOC) tab always
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Assuming you are using RoboHelp HTML, behind the scenes the
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your project, but with a file extension of .HHC. You could try
copying the .HHC file from the old location to the new and see what
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