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ToC (Table of Contents) loses formatting
Using Word 2000 on Windows 2000.
My file is about 250 pages and contains a lot of tables and complex Word diagrams, so it's probably close to being corrupt anyway. :-) Here's the problem: I insert a Table of Contents, format it, and then do a number of different things--only to find that the ToC loses its formatting. Most entries lose the formatting--not all. This isn't predictable--the formatting might go away (or not) if you open/close/open the document. Updating the ToC doesn't make the formatting go away--nothing does consistently. It just goes away on a whim. I used to just re-enter the definitions of the TOC Styles whenever this happened, but that was easy to do when we only had three or so levels of entries in the ToC. Now that we have 7 entries, this is more difficult and time consuming. I wonder if anyone here has seen anything like this before...if so, do you have any tips? |
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Barbara White wrote:
Using Word 2000 on Windows 2000. My file is about 250 pages and contains a lot of tables and complex Word diagrams, so it's probably close to being corrupt anyway. :-) Sounds frighteningly familiar. ;-) Here's the problem: I insert a Table of Contents, format it, and then do a number of different things--only to find that the ToC loses its formatting. Most entries lose the formatting--not all. Not sure if I can help, but to diagnose the problem better: Did you apply direct formatting to the text of the ToC, or also modify text within the ToC manually, or only redefine the ToC styles? Are the ToC styles set to "update automatically" (I think they are by default, which might not be a good idea in your case). Good luck, Lukas |
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In addition to "Update automatically" in the styles, make sure that you
don't have "Automatically update document styles" checked in Tools | Templates and Add-ins. -- 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. "Lukas Pietsch" wrote in message ... Barbara White wrote: Using Word 2000 on Windows 2000. My file is about 250 pages and contains a lot of tables and complex Word diagrams, so it's probably close to being corrupt anyway. :-) Sounds frighteningly familiar. ;-) Here's the problem: I insert a Table of Contents, format it, and then do a number of different things--only to find that the ToC loses its formatting. Most entries lose the formatting--not all. Not sure if I can help, but to diagnose the problem better: Did you apply direct formatting to the text of the ToC, or also modify text within the ToC manually, or only redefine the ToC styles? Are the ToC styles set to "update automatically" (I think they are by default, which might not be a good idea in your case). Good luck, Lukas |
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