Microsoft KB Archive/184115

= WD98: Table of Contents Loses Character Formatting =

Article ID: 184115

Article Last Modified on 10/4/2002

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 98 for Macintosh

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This article was previously published under Q184115





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
Select Update Page Numbers Only in the Update Table Of Contents dialog box.

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.



MORE INFORMATION
Keywords: kbbug kbnofix kbfield KB184115

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