WinWord: Fields Split Over Two Lines in Outline View

• Microsoft Word for Windows versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Word for Windows, TOC (table of contents), INDEX, INCLUDE, and other fields may appear split over two lines in outline view.

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MORE INFORMATION

It is normal for TOC and INDEX fields to be split over two lines in outline view. Word spreads these fields over two lines because the results of the fields contain paragraph marks that contain formatting information for the TOC or INDEX. INCLUDE fields are also split over two lines if the included information contains a paragraph.

Steps to Reproduce Behavior in Word version 2.x

1. From the View menu, choose Normal or Page Layout. From the View menu, look at the Field Codes command. If Field Codes is checked, press ESC; if Field Codes is not checked, choose Field Codes.

2. In a new Word for Windows document, type a word, and press ENTER.

3. Select the paragraph created in step 2, and select the Heading 1 style from the Style box on the tool bar.

4. Position the insertion point on a blank line below the Heading 1 paragraph. From the Insert menu, choose Table of Contents. Select the Use Heading Paragraphs option in the Table of Contents box, and choose the OK button.

5. From the View menu, choose Outline. The TOC field appear as follows:

         {TOC \o
         }
   

Reference(s):

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Reference," version 1.x, pages 236, 357

"Microsoft Word for Windows User's Guide," version 2.0, pages 517, 539