Re: Table of Contents

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Edit Field is misleading here; it does start from scratch. But you can edit
the field by hand (which is what I meant). Press Alt+F9 to view the field
code; then look at the article I referenced for guidance.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"KellyB" <KellyB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:72952FBB-78B3-43DD-9B3C-D47F342BF25A@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Nope, it still changes each time that I try to edit it.
>
> For example, I have a table of contents with only 1 level. Now, I
highlight
> the whole TOC, right click, select 'Edit Field', and click on the button
to
> do Advanced Field Options.
>
> The TOC dialog pops up, but now there are up to 3 levels shown. So,
> basically, I have to recreate the TOC from scratch.
>
> What is going on?
>
> Thanks,
> KB
>
> "Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:
>
> > You shouldn't have to recreate the TOC to modify the styles, and you can
> > edit the field code to add additional levels; see
> > http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/TOCSwitches.htm
> >
> > --
> > Suzanne S. Barnhill
> > Microsoft MVP (Word)
> > Words into Type
> > Fairhope, Alabama USA
> > Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
> > Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
> > all may benefit.
> >
> > "KellyB" <KellyB@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> > news:674CA698-DA58-463E-B92A-C0C231A2029F@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > > Why do I have to recreate the entire table of contents every time that
I
> > want
> > > to adjust a setting (say increase an indent or add another level)?
> > >
> > > Can't I just edit the existing settings?
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > > KB
> >
> >

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