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Select the Page Number button on the left and click on format page number. Then change the page numbering to Start at. Then put the page number that it should be, and exit the header edit mode and it should update correctly in TOC.

(To update the TOC, right-click on it and choose Update Field.) If headings in tables are still not showing up in your TOC, then it is possible that your document is exhibiting an early sign of corruption.

Update a table of contents Go to References > Update Table. Select one of the following: Update page numbers only This only updates the pages that the headings are on, and ignores any changes to the heading text.Select OK.

Ctrl-click on the text in your TOC that you want to remove to go to that text in the document. Change the style of that text from one that is used for TOC reference. (i.e. you do not want a Heading style.) You can have the formatting look the same if you want, but the style must be different.

Go to References > Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents. Select Modify. If Modify is grayed out, change Formats to From template. In the Styles list, click the level that you want to change and then click Modify.

The most effective way to add entries to a table of contents is to create more content with headings in the document. Insert one or more headings in the document using the headings options in the Styles section of the Home tab in the Ribbon.

Check the Heading Style The first method to fix the Microsoft word Table of Contents not updating issue is to check and ensure the heading style on your document. If one of your headings is missing from your TOC, check the heading style to ensure your missing heading is formatted in the correct format, like Heading 2.