LowerHeadingLevel Property

Applies To

TableOfContents object, TableOfFigures object.

Description

Returns or sets the ending heading level for a table of contents or table of figures. Corresponds to the ending value used with the \o switch for a TOC (Table of Contents) field. Read/write Long.

Remarks

Use the UpperHeadingLevel property to set the starting heading level. For example, to set the TOC field syntax {TOC \o "1 – 3"}, set the LowerHeadingLevel property to 3 and the UpperHeadingLevel property to 1.

See Also

Level property, UpperHeadingLevel property, UseHeadingStyles property.

Example

This example formats the first table of contents in the active document to show entries formatted with the Heading 2, Heading 3, or Heading 4 styles.

If ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents.Count >= 1 Then 
    With ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1)
        .UseHeadingStyles = True
        .UpperHeadingLevel = 2
        .LowerHeadingLevel = 4
    End With
End If