I'm trying to create a table of contents after having written a paper. My problem is that every time I "add text" to my TOC, the text I added takes on the formatting of my TOC. So, stuff that I want centered in the body of my paper ends up aligned left after I add it to the TOC.

In short, I want to add text but don't want my TOC formatting to apply to the words I'm referencing within the body of my paper.