WD: Error Updating Table of Contents with Heading Styles (184516)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
  • Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Word for Windows 95 7.0a
This article was previously published under Q184516

SYMPTOMS

When you update in Microsoft Word 6.x or later a table of contents created in a Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 5.1 document, the following error message may appear:
Error! No table of contents entries found.

CAUSE

This occurs when the table of contents in the Word 5.1 document was created using heading styles and then the first entry is changed to a style other than a heading style in the body of the document. When the document is converted the TOC field is incorrectly converted.

WORKAROUND

To work around this behavior, use one of the following methods:

Method 1: Re-apply Heading Styles in the Word 5.1 Document

Open the document in Word 5.1 and re-apply the missing heading styles.

Method 2: Remove the \f Parameter from the TOC Field

  1. Select the table of contents.
  2. Press SHIFT+F9 (Windows) or OPTION+F9 (Macintosh) to show field codes.
  3. Remove the \f parameter.
  4. Press SHIFT+F9 (Windows) or OPTION+F9 (Macintosh) to turn off field codes.
  5. Press F9 to update the table of contents.

Method 3: Replace the Table of Contents

  1. Select the existing table of contents.
  2. Press DELETE to remove the existing table of contents.
  3. On the Insert menu, click Index And Tables, and then click the Table Of Contents tab.
  4. Click OK.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.
Modification Type:MinorLast Reviewed:8/17/2005
Keywords:kbbug kbfield kbfix KB184516
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