No, a TOC can't be based on character styles. But see
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/RunInSidehead.htm
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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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Is there an automated way to build Table of Contents, if used headers are
actually the first words of body text with specific character style
applied?
(like:
*First chapter header text.* First chapter article
text. First chapter arcticle text. First chapter arti- ...etc.)