WD: Error Updating Table of Contents with Heading Styles

• 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 95, versions 7.0, 7.0a

SYMPTOMS

When you update in Microsoft Word 6.x or later a table of contents created in a Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1 document, the following error message may appear:

Error! No table of contents entries found.

CAUSE

This occurs when the table of contents in the Word 5.1 document was created using heading styles and then the first entry is changed to a style other than a heading style in the body of the document. When the document is converted the TOC field is incorrectly converted.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Re-apply Heading Styles in the Word 5.1 Document

Method 2: Remove the \f Parameter from the TOC Field

1. Select the table of contents.



2. Press SHIFT+F9 (Windows) or OPTION+F9 (Macintosh) to show field codes.



3. Remove the \f parameter.



4. Press SHIFT+F9 (Windows) or OPTION+F9 (Macintosh) to turn off field codes.



5. Press F9 to update the table of contents.

Method 3: Replace the Table of Contents

1. Select the existing table of contents.



2. Press DELETE to remove the existing table of contents.



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



4. Click OK.

STATUS

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

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbdta kbfield word6 word7 word95
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