The information in this article applies to:
SYMPTOMSPage numbers in the table of contents may wrap to the next line if the text that has been designated to be included in the table of contents contains tabs. CAUSEBy default, the TOC style used to create table of contents entries contains two tab stops: one at .5-inch and another at the right margin. If the text that the TOC entry is being created from contains more than .5-inches of text before it reaches the tab, then the first tab in the text will cause the text after the tab to appear at the right margin in the table of contents, and the page number will wrap to the next line. WORKAROUND
To correct this problem, in the table of contents entry, drag the .5-inch tab marker to the desired location. To do this, follow these steps:
Because the TOC styles of the table of contents entries are defined by
default to have "Automatically Update" enabled, changing one occurrence of
the TOC style will automatically change all occurrences of this style.
STATUS
This functionality is by design of Microsoft Word 97 and is different from
functionality in Microsoft Word 6.x and 7.x. In Microsoft Word 6.x and 7.x,
tabs in table of contents entries are replaced with a single space.
MORE INFORMATIONThe following example illustrates how this may happen. Correct FormattingIf you enter the following text and format it with a style that you will base a table of contents on (for example, Heading 1)
and you then create a table of contents based on that (Heading 1 in this
example), the following may occur:
The TOC style of the table of contents will be formatted with a tab stop at .5-inch and one at the right margin. If you formatted your document on 8.5-by-11-inch paper with 1.25-inch left and right margins, the ruler settings will resemble the following example.
Incorrect FormattingIf you enter the following text and format it with a style that you will base a table of contents on (for example, Heading 1)
and you then create a table of contents based on the style you used for the
text, the following may occur:
The TOC style of the table of contents will be formatted with a tab stop at .5-inch and one at the right margin. If you format your document as 8.5-by-11 inches with 1.25 inch left and right margins, the ruler settings will look like this:
NOTE: Because the word "INTRODUCTION" is longer than .5-inch, the tab
between INTRODUCTION and DAY is moved to the next tab stop (at 6.0 inches),
and the page number wraps to the next line.
REFERENCES
For more information about automatically updating styles, click the Office
Assistant, type "automatically updating styles," click Search, and then
click "Have Word automatically update styles."
Q110418 Tabs Not Included in Table of Contents or IndexFor more information about creating and formatting a table of contents, click the Office Assistant, type "table of contents," click Search, and then click one of the topics. NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If Word Help is not installed on your computer, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: Q120802 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Program or Component Additional query words: tc fields figures authorities
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