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Check the screen to ensure the correct headings are shown. Do these match the heading styles you have applied. Also check if the TOC is set to display enough levels of headings. Increase the levels by clicking on the drop down list.

If you've manually applied formatting to any of your titles, they might show up in the TOC. But a title in a document with a "Title" heading (or "Subtitle" heading) generally won't appear in the TOC (or outline). Instead, use only Headings 1-6 for your titles.

Format the text in your table of contents Go to References > Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents. Select Modify. ... In the Styles list, click the level that you want to change and then click Modify. In the Modify Style pane make your changes. Select OK to save changes.

Put your cursor where you want to add the table of contents. Go to References > Table of Contents. and choose an automatic style. If you make changes to your document that affect the table of contents, update the table of contents by right-clicking the table of contents and choosing Update Field.

Creating a basic table of contents Place the cursor where you want the table of contents to appear in the document. Navigate to the REFERENCES tab in the Ribbon. Click the Table of Contents button in the Table of Contents group. Choose one of the "Automatic" table of content styles listed.

Creating subsections in your table of contents. To create a subheading in your table of contents, create the subheading in your document. Highlight it and click Heading 2 at the top of your screen. It will be added to your table of contents, nested underneath the appropriate chapter heading.

To change the formatting of the text in the table of contents, change the style for each level in the table of contents. Click REFERENCES > Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents. In the Table of Contents dialog box, click Modify. If the Modify button is grayed out, change Formats to From template.