SITUATION: I am creating a TOC using the TOC function in InD, a function which I've used often. This time, as in previous projects, I have created and chosen my paragraph styles for both the TOC title and the TOC content lines. Except for one character style that will slightly downsize the page #, nothing unusual is going on. I have no styles based on other styles, and no errant character styles have been applied anywhere. As far as I can tell, everything is A-OK in the TOC set-up window. PROBLEM: When I generate and place the TOC, the TOC title comes in fine (honoring its para style). But the TOC content comes in as Bold -- except, of course, for the page number which has its own character style; it downsizes as per that style and, interestingly, it also does NOT come in as Bold (which is how the whole line should be!). I don't know why the main text of the content is coming in bold (excepting the well-behaved page number). This has happened before and, actually, not just with TOCs, though that's the problem right now. I keep my default character style on "none" but sometimes, Bold will apply itself anyway, and, yes, it shows up that way in the character palette at that point -- but not because I chose it or because the styles are based on other styles that have bold, and not because I ran a PrepText script and embedded character styles, etc. I've never found the reason for this one particular behavior. I usually let it go in the interest of time, but it's getting old. As for the current TOC problem, I can find no mistakenly applied character styles. Moments before I generate the TOC, Character Style is set to "none." But as soon as I generate and place my TOC, the content comes in as Bold (again, excepting the page #), and the character palette reflects this. There must be some reason the Bold kicks in -- maybe it's picking up somehow from the TOC title, which is Bold? Only, the title is a different para style all its own, and the TOC content lines are not based on it or any style. I also have no nested styles or any kind of GREP going on anywhere. I suppose, as a work-around, I could create a character style for the TOC content, just to thwart the errant Bold, but that shouldn't be necessary! Any thoughts, anyone? Much appreciated in advance!
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