Creating a Table of Contents in Pages - need help with Style formatting for headers

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Creating a Table of Contents in Pages - need help with Style formatting for headers

I am trying to create a legal document that contains many sections. I cannot create a Table of Contents using the styles because it formats the entire paragraph as a header. On the first couple of words are the headers.

For instance:

Heading for this Paragraph. This section is the body of the paragraph and I don't want it included in the TOC.

I would like to be able to just have the heading (in italics) appear in the TOC. But Styles formats the entire paragraph.

Is there a workaround? Thank you.

MacBook Pro (2017 – 2020)

Posted on Nov 20, 2024 4:49 PM

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Answer 1

Nov 23, 2024 1:57 PM in response to Kelika

Kelika,

The heading and the body text have to be different styles; the two should not be the same style. Use heading styles for headings and body styles for body text.

Select the TOC, click the Table of Contents tab, click the Customize Styles button if necessary, and then put a check mark beside the heading styles you want to have in the TOC. Do not check mark the body styles.

Regards,

PinkSakura

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Answer 2

Kelika Author

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Nov 25, 2024 7:20 AM in response to PinkSakura

Thank you, PinkSakura. You are right - I cannot do two different styles in a single paragraph. I followed your instructions. Thank you for taking the time to help me out!

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