You can change how many heading levels are displayed in your table of contents by replacing the existing table of contents with the one that you want. To change an individual entry, you can apply a different style to that heading in your document.

• Change which levels are shown in the table of contents
• Change the level of a table of contents entry

Change which levels are shown in the table of contents

1. Click the table of contents.
2. On Insert menu, point to Reference, and then click Index and Tables.
3. Click the Table of Contents tab.
4. In the Show levels list, click the number of levels that you want in your table of contents.

For example, if you click 2, then all text with the Heading 1 style or the Heading 2 style applied is displayed in the table of contents.

5. If you are asked whether you want to replace the existing table of contents, click Yes.

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Change the level of a table of contents entry

To change the level of an entry in your table of contents, you need to change the heading level of that text in the body of your document.

1. Click the heading that you want to change.
2. On the Formatting toolbar, click the Style box , and choose the heading style that corresponds to the level you want..
3. Click the table of contents, and then press F9.
4. If you are prompted, click Update entire table, and then click OK

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