To fix it, turn off Track Changes ( Review tab), then update the TOC again (see below for how). How did it get like this? You had Track Changes turned on when you updated the TOC. There’s also a deleted TOC below the inserted TOC. In this example, the TOC entries are all in red and there’s a change bar to the right of the TOC. Why does my Table of Contents look a mess?
Some recent questions from my authors have related to updating the Table of Contents (TOC), List of Tables (LOT), and List of Figures (LOF), common things that can go wrong when doing so, and how to fix them.
(adapted from a ‘Writing Tip’ email I recently sent to work colleagues )īottom line: Before releasing your document, turn off Track Changes then update the Table of Contents, List of Tables, and List of Figures so that they reflect the current headings, captions, and page numbers.
