Customizing a Table of Contents

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You can make additional changes to your table of contents by customizing both the elements you include in the TOC and the styles you use to include them. Figure 26-6 shows the Table Of Contents Options dialog box and the features available to you. To display these options, choose Insert, Reference, Index And Tables, and select the Table Of Contents tab. Finally, click Options.

Figure 26-6. You can choose the elements you want to use in the Table Of Contents Options dialog box.

In the Table Of Contents Options dialog box, you can also select the styles you apply to the different elements in your table of contents. For example, in Figure 26-6, Headings 1, 2, and 3 are assigned to TOC levels 1, 2, and 3. If you choose, however, you can scroll down through the list to find other styles in your document—either styles you've created or existing styles—and enter a TOC level in the text boxes on the right. They'll be included in the TOC when it's generated. Click OK to update the table of contents.

Tip

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If you want to undo your changes and reset the options to their default settings, click Reset in the Table Of Contents Options dialog box.

Tip - Modify styles in your document template

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If you've selected From Template in the Formats drop-down list on the Table Of Contents tab, the Modify button is available. When you click Modify, the Style dialog box appears, and you're given the choice of adding, deleting, or changing the styles used in the table of contents. When you click the Modify button in the Style dialog box, the Modify Style dialog box appears, so that you can make font and formatting changes to the selected style.