table of contents

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i have a table of contents in my word document. i would like there to be
spaces between each line, so i go through and manually hit enter because i
just want the space to be between page numbers, i dont want the whole table
of contents double spaced. however, i take the time to do that, but when i
click on update field, update entire table, it takes away all of the
formatting i just applied. is there any way i can up date the entire table
and keep the spacing i want?

 

[Robert M. Franz (RMF)]

Hello hd

i have a table of contents in my word document. i would like there to be
spaces between each line, so i go through and manually hit enter because i
just want the space to be between page numbers, i dont want the whole table
of contents double spaced. however, i take the time to do that, but when i
click on update field, update entire table, it takes away all of the
formatting i just applied. is there any way i can up date the entire table
and keep the spacing i want?

no -- not unless you do it "properly" (in the Word sense of things).

Like many other things, the key to this problem is _styles_. The
formatting of an entry in the TOC is governed by the TOC style of the
appropriate level. Per default, this means that a "Heading 1" entry is
set in the style "TOC 1", H2-->TOC2, etc.

So the solution to your problem lies in adjusting the TOC style. If you
have trouble with locating the style, make sure to mention the version
of Word you are using.

HTH
Robert