TOC leader formatting

[engelsl]

I'm creating a Word template for my company, and am wondering if there is any way to change the formatting of the leaders in the TOC so that they're a different font/size than the TOC text.



For example, I want the Section Title listed in the TOC to be Times 16pt, then the dotted leader to be Arial 12pt, then the page number to be Times 16pt.

I know how to manually change this, however, because this is a template for others in my office, they will need to update the entire TOC which wipes any local formatting (and gives me the giant Times 16pt leader dots). Is there a way to build this type of formatting into an actual style that won't get wiped when updating the TOC?

[Charles Kenyon]

There is no way to do this. You could change it to a line or dash leader in the TOC styles.

[Stefan Blom]

To add to what Charles has said, a TOC entry should have the same formatting through-out. This is determined by the settings of the TOC styles (TOC 1 for level 1 entries, TOC 2 for level 2 entries, etc.)

Note that if there is formatting inconsistencies in your TOC, that is a sign that there is direct formatting present in the headings in the body of the document. Select headings and press Ctrl+SpaceBar to clear direct font formatting and reformat the heading styles to suit the needs of your document. Then update the TOC again.