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Word has Headings 1 - 9, but by default only 1 - 3 will show in the TOC.

So, to apply a style to selected text other than Heading 1 - 3, I have done this:

  1. select the text
  2. right-click the selected text
  3. select Styles... from the dropdown list
  4. select Apply Styles... from the dropdown list
  5. type Heading 4 into the textbox, and hit enter


Now that the text is styled correctly, it does not show in the TOC! I have read mention of changing the "field codes" of the TOC to something like this: { TOC \o "1-4" }, but such examples only applied to Word 2007...

So how do you do this in Word 2010?

Ian Campbell
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  • possible duplicate of [How do I change the Table of Contents in Word 2010 to show only headings 1-3?](http://superuser.com/questions/365346/how-do-i-change-the-table-of-contents-in-word-2010-to-show-only-headings-1-3) – nixda Aug 15 '13 at 17:30

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You can use the same method as in Word 2007.

  1. Click the 3 vertical dots in the box that say "Update Table" at the top so the whole table is selected
  2. Right click and select "Toggle Field Codes" (or type Shift+F9)

You should see {TOC \o "1-3" \h\z\u}.

  1. Edit the part where it says "1-3" to whatever amount of indents you'd like e.g. "1-4" for 4 indents

  2. repeat Steps 1 and 2

  3. Click "Update Table...".

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  • Thanks for the quick reply @darthbith. Hmm, so when I do this, the entire selected text of the TOC is replaced with the existing field code `{TOC \o "1-3" \h\z\u}`. How do I stop it from deleting all of the TOC's text? – Ian Campbell Aug 15 '13 at 16:05
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    Nevermind, I just figured it out -- following these instructions I modify the field code to `{TOC \o "1-4" \h\z\u}` as was suggested. Then I click on the 3 vertical dots on the upper-left of the TOC *again*, right click the TOC textarea and select `Toggle Field Codes` *again* to revert it back to its' text. Then you have to update the TOC to see the change take affect. – Ian Campbell Aug 15 '13 at 16:17
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    Ah yes, forgot to mention how to change it back :-) I'll edit the answer. Glad it worked for you! – darthbith Aug 15 '13 at 16:26
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    Also, see here: http://superuser.com/questions/365346/how-do-i-change-the-table-of-contents-in-word-2010-to-show-only-headings-1-3?rq=1 – darthbith Aug 15 '13 at 16:30
  • Nothing happends, when selecting the three dots... Alt+F9 works. –  Jun 26 '23 at 08:19
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A simpler solution would be to select the table of contents and click Alt+F9. You should probably see the following code: { TOC \o "1-3" \h }

Change 3 to 4 and the problem should be solved.

Again click Alt+F9 to see table of content.

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  1. In the REFERENCES tab, select TABLE OF CONTENTS.
  2. Click Custom Table of contents a window with a Print Preview shows you what is currently showed.
  3. below in GENERAL section, SHOW LEVELS: you can go up or down to the level you want to have visible.
  4. OK and your TOC is now updated to the level you chose.
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