WD2000: TOC Styles Do Not Have Tab Stop When You Apply Styles Manually (211871)


The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Word 2000
This article was previously published under Q211871

SYMPTOMS

When one of the built-in TOC (Table of Contents) styles, TOC 1 through TOC 9, is applied manually to a paragraph, the paragraph will not contain the formatting for the 6-inch flush-right tab with a dotted leader, as it does when the style is automatically applied by the Table of Contents feature.

CAUSE

This is a change in behavior from versions of Word earlier than Word 97. Versions of Word earlier than Word 97 apply a 6-inch flush-right tab to the paragraph to which the TOC style is applied.

WORKAROUND

If you need a style that mimics a built-in TOC style and also has a right-aligned tab, you can create a custom style based on the TOC style by following these steps:
  1. On the Format menu, click Style.
  2. In the List box, click All styles.
  3. Click the built-in TOC style that you want to mimic (for example, TOC 2), and then click New.
  4. Type a name for the new style. For example, type My TOC 2.
  5. Click Format, and then click Tabs.
  6. Type the value that you want in the Tab stop position box (for example, type 6.0).
  7. Under Alignment, click to select the alignment option that you want (for example, Right).
  8. Under Leader, click to select the leader option that you want (for example,2).
  9. Click OK twice to close the dialog boxes.
Use this new style to simulate a TOC style in the body of the document.

NOTE: When you create the new style, you can customize other formatting attributes if needed.

MORE INFORMATION

When you click Style on the Format menu and you select one of the built-in TOC styles, the definition will be "Normal + ... Automatically update." A right-aligned tab stop will not be listed as part of the style definition because it is dynamically added to the table of contents entries as direct formatting when the table of contents is created.

Other styles in Word 2000 that behave in a similar way to the TOC styles are:
  • Index 1-Index 9
  • Table of Figures
  • Table of Authorities

REFERENCES

For more information about working with a table of contents, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type table of contents in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

For additional information about installing Word Help, if it is not installed on your computer, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

231946 Office: How to Add/Remove a Single Office Office Program or Component

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/1/2002
Keywords:kbprb kbusage KB211871
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