WD: Table of Contents Loses Character Formatting

• Microsoft Word for Windows 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a
• 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

SYMPTOMS

When you update the entire table of contents by pressing F9, manual character formatting is lost.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Update Page Numbers Only

Method 2: Redefine TOC Styles

1. On the Insert menu, click Index And Tables and then click the Table Of Contents tab.



2. Click Modify.



3. Change the TOC styles to reflect the character formatting you want.



4. Click Apply.



5. Click OK.

Method 3: Replace the Table of Contents

1. Select the existing table of contents and press DELETE.



2. On the Insert menu, click Index And Tables and then click the Table Of Contents tab.



3. Click OK.



4. Re-apply the manual formatting you want to the table of contents.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

Additional query words:

Keywords :
Version : MACINTOSH:6.0,6.0.1,6.0.1a; WINDOWS:6.0,6.0a,6.0c,7.0,7.0a
Platform : MACINTOSH WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug