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06-03-2025, 03:04 PM

Charles Kenyon Charles Kenyon is offline

Windows 11 Custom headings aren't showing up in table of contents

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One of the above will have the answer to your question and give you more ideas for creating automatic Tables of Contents.

Guess: Assign an outline level of 1 to 3 to your custom paragraph styles.
Outlining - Outline Level Styles

You could attach a sample document with one of your custom heading and TOC field here and I or someone else can take a look at it.
Attach a Sample File Demonstrating the Problem - Here's How

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