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SEBA_RO
Feb 23, 2025Copper Contributor
Adding background color every second paragraph in an MS Word TOC
Hi, I recently converted a PDF file originally designed in InDesign to an MS Word file. The TOC had a background color set for every second paragraph. Since I found no automatic solution to thi...
Charles_Kenyon
Jul 18, 2025Bronze Contributor
This will not be simple and should be done only after you have a final document.
Change your TOC, which is a field, into a Table, and apply a table style.
I cannot tell you how to do this off the top of my head but it would involve unlinking the field and converting the text to a table. It is not simple, in my opinion. If you want to do this, I will figure out the exact steps I would use.
SEBA_RO
Jul 21, 2025Copper Contributor
I had thought of it. However, I had to set the TOC automatically in case the final client changes something on his/her end.