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mandib30577078
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February 18, 2019
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Table of Contents - Page Numbers on Next Line

  • February 18, 2019
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Hi!

I'm having trouble with one of my heading styles forcing the page number to the next line. I can't find this error duplicated anywhere online and am at a loss. Below shows the issue I described above. The page numbers on Heading Style 1 (pink) are pushed to the second line on all sections except for the first instance. I thought resizing a Table of Contents would automatically adjust the amount of spacing (or decimals) between the heading and the page number. Does anyone know how I can fix this?

Below is the TOC Style--

Correct answer Frans v.d. Geest

Change the ^t to ^y.

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Ian Blogs
Inspiring
February 18, 2019

It looks to me that the text box is not wide enough to accommodate those long lines. Make the text box wider or reduce the font in the problem lines.

Frans v.d. Geest
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Frans v.d. GeestCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
February 18, 2019

Change the ^t to ^y.

    hammer0909
    Community Expert
    hammer0909Community Expert
    Community Expert
    February 18, 2019

    I'm thinking that the content that you are pulling into the Table of Contents contains a tab character. Can you turn off the document grid and show your hidden characters, then post a new screen shot?

    BobLevine
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    BobLevineCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 18, 2019

    Use a right aligned tab for the page numbers.

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