WD: Custom TOC Style Changes Not Retained

• Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c
• Microsoft Word for the Macintosh, versions 6.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.1a
• Microsoft Word for Windows NT, version 6.0
• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you use the Custom Style table of contents format (Word for Windows 6.x) or the From Template setting (Word for Windows 95), formatting options may not be retained when you change the Table of Contents type. For example, when a custom table of contents is changed to Classic, then back to Custom, the table is still formatted in the Classic format.

CAUSE

The Custom style was not saved in your template. The styles applied by the Formats box are applied on a document level and will override any other document or previous template level styles.

RESOLUTION

To reapply the custom style, follow these steps:

1. When you create a custom TOC style, select the Add to Template check box in the Modify Styles dialog box.

2. To return to the custom table of contents format, select the Custom (Word 6) or From Template (Word 95) option, and then select the Automatically Update Document Styles option in the Templates dialog box (File menu).

MORE INFORMATION

The Table of contents field defaults to using the Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 styles to build the table of contents. Therefore, if your custom table of contents is based on personal styles instead of the built-in heading styles, you can store your table of contents field as an AutoText entry and retrieve it when you want to use your custom table of contents. After you insert the AutoText entry, update the TOC field, select Update Entire Table, and then click OK.