I missed your previous reply, but I'm puzzled by why that simple change
would have had such disastrous consequences. But manual page breaks are a
known cause of problems with TOCs, borders, and some other issues, so it's
generally best to avoid them, ideally by using "Keep with next" to force
text to the next page when possible or, as a last resort, by using "Page
break before."

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Words into Type
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"Mishou" wrote in message
news
I re-read "Thanks for taking the time to address this issue for me!" and
realized it might sound like I was bitter. I wasn't at all. I really meant
it. I really do appreciate the fact that someone took the time to read my
issue and try to help me out with it. =)

"Mishou" wrote:

I tried applying "Page break before" formatting, and that actually made
the
document worse - inserted 2 blank pages, and completely removed all my
Section 5 text.

So I undid that, put it back the way it was. I finally decided to just
print
out the page, delete the entire "problem section" and then type it all
back
in. Then I applied all the appropriate styles, and updated the TOC, and
it
worked! It was the manual/hard way to fix it, but it's fixed.

Thanks for taking time to address this issue for me!

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Instead of using a manual page break (which is what is most likely
causing
this problem), apply "Page break before" formatting to the heading you
want
to start on a new page.

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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"Mishou" wrote in message
...
In Word 2003, I have a TOC set up, to use TOC 1, TOC 2, and TOC 3,
linked,
respectively to Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3. It works
correctly in
all but one place in my TOC.

The section that is WRONG looks like this:

4. Product Requirements...........................3
4.1 Data Elements..............................3
4.2 Technical Criteria..........................4
4.3 Data Source..................................4
Design Concepts............................4
4.4 4
4.4.1 Design Elements...................4


The way I WANT it to look is like this:

4. Product Requirements...........................3
4.1 Data Elements..............................3
4.2 Technical Criteria..........................4
4.3 Data Source..................................4
4.4 Design Concepts............................4
4.4.1 Design Elements...................4

I have tried everything I can think of to fix this. I've used a page
break
in between the sections for Heading 4.3 and Heading 4.4. The
original
author
used hidden text in the Headings, I've turned off the hidden text.
I've
changed the Headings to Normal style, then updated the TOC, then
changed
them
back to the correct Heading style, and updated the TOC, but it's
still the
same.

What am I missing? Any help you can give me is greatly appreciated.
=)