I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in the table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any blank before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the others. I tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that changed it but no
luck.

Any ideas?

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in the table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any blank before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the others. I tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that changed it but no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings again. Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text). Is the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit SHIFT-F9). If you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field code in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed to gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
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\ / | MVP
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"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in the table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any blank before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the others. I tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that changed it but no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings again. Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text). Is the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit SHIFT-F9). If you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field code in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed to gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines still there.

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the others. I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that changed it but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings again. Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text). Is the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit SHIFT-F9). If you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field code in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed to gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines still there.

I was able to fix one of the entries. I shortened the name of the title along
with the Index entries and it is ok. I tried the same method with another one
but no luck. All the TOC fields are the same and they all have Index entries.
This is very odd.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the others. I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that changed it but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings again. Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text). Is the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit SHIFT-F9). If you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field code in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed to gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines still there.

Now you're really confusing me. "Index entries"? What does that have to do
with the TOC? Is this a TOC or an index? Are you using TC fields or XE
fields? Have you tried creating a TOC based on styles? See
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I was able to fix one of the entries. I shortened the name of the title
along
with the Index entries and it is ok. I tried the same method with another
one
but no luck. All the TOC fields are the same and they all have Index
entries.
This is very odd.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry
shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any
blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the others.
I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that changed it
but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings again.
Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text). Is
the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit SHIFT-F9). If
you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field code
in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed to
gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines still there.

I have a style heading 3 used for the TOC and then I select the heading and
create index (XE) entries (making a recipe book) based on the TOC. As long
as I shorten the XE entries (not too many or shorten up the name) I don't
have the TOC problem. I don't know why I am having the problem though because
some of the other entries are long and work ok. I have found a work around to
this. The reason and answer are still a mystery.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Now you're really confusing me. "Index entries"? What does that have to do
with the TOC? Is this a TOC or an index? Are you using TC fields or XE
fields? Have you tried creating a TOC based on styles? See
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I was able to fix one of the entries. I shortened the name of the title
along
with the Index entries and it is ok. I tried the same method with another
one
but no luck. All the TOC fields are the same and they all have Index
entries.
This is very odd.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry
shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any
blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the others.
I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that changed it
but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings again.
Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text). Is
the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit SHIFT-F9). If
you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field code
in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed to
gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines still there.

Okay, XE fields and TOC entries based on styles should have no interaction
at all. Can you send me a sample of the problem document?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I have a style heading 3 used for the TOC and then I select the heading
and
create index (XE) entries (making a recipe book) based on the TOC. As
long
as I shorten the XE entries (not too many or shorten up the name) I don't
have the TOC problem. I don't know why I am having the problem though
because
some of the other entries are long and work ok. I have found a work around
to
this. The reason and answer are still a mystery.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Now you're really confusing me. "Index entries"? What does that have to
do
with the TOC? Is this a TOC or an index? Are you using TC fields or XE
fields? Have you tried creating a TOC based on styles? See
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I was able to fix one of the entries. I shortened the name of the
title
along
with the Index entries and it is ok. I tried the same method with
another
one
but no luck. All the TOC fields are the same and they all have Index
entries.
This is very odd.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created
incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in
the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry
shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any
blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the
others.
I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that
changed it
but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings
again.
Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text).
Is
the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit
SHIFT-F9). If
you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field
code
in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed
to
gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines still
there.

I have a sample to send to you. Where should I send it?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Okay, XE fields and TOC entries based on styles should have no interaction
at all. Can you send me a sample of the problem document?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I have a style heading 3 used for the TOC and then I select the heading
and
create index (XE) entries (making a recipe book) based on the TOC. As
long
as I shorten the XE entries (not too many or shorten up the name) I don't
have the TOC problem. I don't know why I am having the problem though
because
some of the other entries are long and work ok. I have found a work around
to
this. The reason and answer are still a mystery.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Now you're really confusing me. "Index entries"? What does that have to
do
with the TOC? Is this a TOC or an index? Are you using TC fields or XE
fields? Have you tried creating a TOC based on styles? See
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I was able to fix one of the entries. I shortened the name of the
title
along
with the Index entries and it is ok. I tried the same method with
another
one
but no luck. All the TOC fields are the same and they all have Index
entries.
This is very odd.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created
incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear in
the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the entry
shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't any
blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the
others.
I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that
changed it
but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings
again.
Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden text).
Is
the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit
SHIFT-F9). If
you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC field
code
in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is instructed
to
gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines still
there.

To my email address, which you can find by clicking on my name in the
message.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I have a sample to send to you. Where should I send it?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Okay, XE fields and TOC entries based on styles should have no
interaction
at all. Can you send me a sample of the problem document?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I have a style heading 3 used for the TOC and then I select the
heading
and
create index (XE) entries (making a recipe book) based on the TOC. As
long
as I shorten the XE entries (not too many or shorten up the name) I
don't
have the TOC problem. I don't know why I am having the problem though
because
some of the other entries are long and work ok. I have found a work
around
to
this. The reason and answer are still a mystery.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Now you're really confusing me. "Index entries"? What does that have
to
do
with the TOC? Is this a TOC or an index? Are you using TC fields or
XE
fields? Have you tried creating a TOC based on styles? See
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I was able to fix one of the entries. I shortened the name of the
title
along
with the Index entries and it is ok. I tried the same method with
another
one
but no luck. All the TOC fields are the same and they all have
Index
entries.
This is very odd.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created
incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear
in
the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the
entry
shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't
any
blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the
others.
I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that
changed it
but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings
again.
Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden
text).
Is
the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit
SHIFT-F9). If
you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC
field
code
in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is
instructed
to
gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines
still
there.

The sample I sent works for Suzanne but not for me. Any ideas as to why TOC
won't update on different machines?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

To my email address, which you can find by clicking on my name in the
message.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I have a sample to send to you. Where should I send it?

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Okay, XE fields and TOC entries based on styles should have no
interaction
at all. Can you send me a sample of the problem document?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I have a style heading 3 used for the TOC and then I select the
heading
and
create index (XE) entries (making a recipe book) based on the TOC. As
long
as I shorten the XE entries (not too many or shorten up the name) I
don't
have the TOC problem. I don't know why I am having the problem though
because
some of the other entries are long and work ok. I have found a work
around
to
this. The reason and answer are still a mystery.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Now you're really confusing me. "Index entries"? What does that have
to
do
with the TOC? Is this a TOC or an index? Are you using TC fields or
XE
fields? Have you tried creating a TOC based on styles? See
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...
I was able to fix one of the entries. I shortened the name of the
title
along
with the Index entries and it is ok. I tried the same method with
another
one
but no luck. All the TOC fields are the same and they all have
Index
entries.
This is very odd.

"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

Inspect the TC fields and see which ones have been created
incorrectly.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org
Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the
newsgroup so
all may benefit.

"Tina" wrote in message
...


"Robert M. Franz (RMF)" wrote:

Tina wrote:
I am working on a large document. Most of the items appear
in
the
table of
contents. I have a few where only the 1st letter of the
entry
shows.

All the styles for the headings are the same. There aren't
any
blank
before
or after any of the headings.

I don't see anything different for these headings than the
others.
I
tried
putting blank spaces before the heading the see if that
changed it
but
no
luck.

Sounds weird. I'd check for anything unusual in the headings
again.
Make
sure you see all unprintable characters (notably: hidden
text).
Is
the
TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?

Check the TOC field code (select the whole TOC and hit
SHIFT-F9). If
you
are not familiar with the TOC switches, look up the TOC
field
code
in
your offline help.

The TOC field code tells you ultimately how Word is
instructed
to
gather
its entries.

Post the code back if the problem can't be solved.

HTH
Robert
--
/"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign | MS
\ / | MVP
X Against HTML | for
/ \ in e-mail & news | Word


Is the

I can see all unprintable characters.

"TOC compiled of paragraphs or from TC field entries?"
TOC is compiled of field entries

F9'd the TOC. It updates but nothing in the problem lines
still
there.