Join Mariann Siegert for an in-depth discussion in this video Modifying built-in table-of-contents styles, part of Word 2010: Styles.
The table of contents in Word is a field code. If you press Alt+F9 on your…keyboard, you can toggle this field code on and off.…Because of this fact, if you manually make changes to your table of contents,…or TOC for short, every time Word updates the field, you'll lose all of your modifications.…This can be time consuming and just plain frustrating.…So how do we get this field code to stop overwriting our changes?…Well, you probably guessed it--styles.…
Word uses built-in styles, appropriately named TOC styles, to format the TOC.…Therefore modifying the TOC styles will tell Word to keep our formatting and our modifications.…Let me show you how this works.…Open the Styles pane.…Now click on this first line that's starts with "DESERT TO SEA."…This area is highlighted because it's a field.…We want to indent our TOC on the left at two inches,…so click and drag this bottom square in your indent to 2. And we also want our…page numbers to be indented on the right.…
First off, you can see you've a right- aligned tab. It looks like a backwards…
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Released
10/18/2011- Understanding the five types of styles
- Formatting an entire document with one click
- Creating custom character, paragraph, and table styles
- Setting font, document, and template defaults
- Assigning style keyboard shortcuts
- Basing one style on another
- Modifying styles automatically
- Editing, hiding, and recommending styles
- Exploring Word 2010 character spacing
- Copying, deleting, and renaming styles
- Formatting numbered and bulleted lists
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 18s
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1. Getting Started with Styles
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Why use styles?4m 22s
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Creating your first style3m 16s
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2. Applying Styles
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3. Creating Your Own Styles
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Making a custom table style4m 16s
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4. Modifying Styles to Fit Your Needs
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Modifying table styles2m 25s
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5. Using the Quick Styles Gallery
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Applying styles with a click3m 21s
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6. Using Quick Style Sets to Format an Entire Document
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7. Creating a Table of Contents Using Styles
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8. Copying, Deleting, and Renaming Styles
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Renaming styles3m 18s
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9. Helpful Style Tools and Utilities
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Navigating using styles5m 34s
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10. Setting Defaults and Managing Styles and Style Options
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Conclusion
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Goodbye19s
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