Microsoft KB Archive/211783

= WD2000: Table of Contents Loses Character Formatting =

Article ID: 211783

Article Last Modified on 12/6/2000

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Word 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q211783





SYMPTOMS
When you update the entire table of contents by pressing F9, manual (directly applied) character formatting is lost.



WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, use one of the following methods.

Method 1: Update Page Numbers Only
After pressing F9 to update the table of contents, select the Update page numbers only option 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.

Additional query words: direct changes changed modified altered

Keywords: kbnofix kbprb kbfield KB211783

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