

Please see previous blogs for information on how to create and format Tables of Contents. More hints and tips on Table of Contents are available on this website and training sessions can be provided in accordance with your requirements on application. See the Guide below for further instruction. This now highlights every piece of text within the current document that has that style applied.Click on Select All instances (the number of instances will be shown).Click on the drop-down list to the right.You can also select a style and you can get Word to show you where in the document the style is applied. The Style Inspector displays the name of the style currently applied to your selection.Select the Home Tab and on the Styles ribbon click the icon for extra options.To find out what style is currently applied to any text or paragraph within a document you will need to have the cursor placed within the text/paragraph/heading The Table of Contents should now display your heading Add in the level number next to the name of the style you wish to include in the TOC.Click on the Options button from the Table of Contents screen.Increase the levels by clicking on the drop down list. Also check if the TOC is set to display enough levels of headings. Do these match the heading styles you have applied.

If not your TOC may be picking up a style not required.įix 2: Refer to TOC Custom Headings section to help correct this.Ĭheck the screen to ensure the correct headings are shown. Identify: Is the same style applied to both headings and paragraphs if so the style needs correcting as above.

Check previous paragraphs if some are correct use format painter to copy the correct style to another.Įrror 2: TOC is displaying all paragraphs of text This sometimes happens when following on from previous paragraphs if styles have not been set correctly.įix 1: Select the paragraph and apply the appropriate style that is not set to be selected for TOC. Identify: Go to the paragraph/s which are displaying in the TOC. TOC Displaying too MuchĮrror 1: TOC is displaying whole paragraphs of text Identify: This could be related to not having a style applied (see above) or the TOC is not set to pick up the correct styles you have applied.įix 2: Select the Table of Contents and then click on References Tab and select Table of Contents/Custom Table of Contents check custom settings. Word 2016 Styles and Templates includes 169 information-packed pages and is designed for users of Word 2016. Here is the complete table of contents for this book. Understanding how to use styles can greatly increase your ability to create consistently formatted documents in record time. level 1 is displayed but not a subheading. Summary: Styles are at the heart of Word's formatting power.
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If still not showing check to see if a style is applied to the heading you are trying to include.įix 1: If not apply the appropriate style and Update again.Įrror 2: TOC does not display all Heading levels i.e. Common Errors TOC not displaying all HeadingsĮrror 1: TOC does not contain the heading you just added to your document. Here are some of the common errors and how to fix them. Alternatively referred to as a negative indent, a hanging indent is an indent that indents all text except the first line.Tables of Contents are highly useful tools within large documents but there are several common errors that can occur when either initially producing the table or on updating the document with further information. For space between the numbers and text, pick "TAB" and set appropriate tabs. For line spacing, select "Paragraph" and change the space before or after. At the bottom of the Modify Style dialog is the "Formatting" button. You start in the same place for both, you modify the TOC styles. People also ask, how do I change the spacing in a table of contents?

