Microsoft KB Archive/27785

Incorrect Page Numbers in Table of Contents or Index

PSS ID Number: Q27785 Article last modified on 03-07-1997

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In Microsoft Word, the page numbers generated in a table of contents or index may not match the numbers of the pages where the information is located.

There are two situations in which this may occur:

Situation 1
The page break preceding the TOC entry is formatted as hidden text. In this case, the page break will still appear as a separate page in Page View and Print Preview.

In a single section document, use the following steps to correct this problem:


 * 1) Select a manual page break.
 * 2) From the Format menu, choose Character.
 * 3) Make sure that Hidden Text is turned off.
 * 4) From the Edit menu, choose Copy.
 * 5) From the Utilities menu, choose Change.
 * 6) In the Find What box, enter ^d.
 * 7) In the Change To box, enter ^c.
 * 8) Click the Change button.

Situation 2
Two sequential manual page breaks are inserted into a document and then a table of contents or index is generated. To work around this problem, place a RETURN character (paragraph mark) between the two page breaks and then use the Table Of Contents or Index command again.

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