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Table of Content does not match page numbers
Hi,
I am writing in a word template of my school, they requested me that I add an attachment in my document. That attachment has page numbers in it. So now all the pages after the attachment follow up, meaning that page 40 is 28 because of the attachment. I saw that I could work with sections, but my school added 20 sections in that document...
Anyone that could help me? I can send my document to you if necessary.
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I am unsure what is happening.
Is the page that should be numbered 28 now numbered 40?
Is the page that should be numbered 40 now numbered 28?
At the start of each section, you can restart page numbering or continue from previous using the Format Page Numbers dialog.
- Go through your document from the beginning.
- Stop on any page where the page numbering is off. (The first page where it is off.)
- Go to the Format Page Numbers dialog and fix it. If it is restarting and you do not want it to, tell it to continue. If it needs to have a different number start there, type that number.
- Continue doing 2-3 until the end of the document.
1. Updating the catalog
Updating manually
Right click on the catalog
Select “Update Domain”
Select “Update Entire Catalog” > OK
Shortcut Update
Select the directory > Press F9 > Select “Update Entire Directory”
2. Check page breaks/section breaks
Ensure page breaks are consecutive
Click “Start” > “Show/Hide Edit Marks” (¶)
Check if there are extra section breaks (↵↵) or page breaks
Remove unnecessary section breaks
To standardize page number formatting
Double-click Footer > Check for consistent page number formatting
Ensure all sections use “Continued from previous section” (check after Layout > Separators > Next page section breaks)
3. Fix heading styles
Check heading level
Ensure all headings use standardized styles such as “Heading 1”, “Heading 2”, etc.
Avoid manually resizing fonts instead of styles
Re-apply styles
Check Heading > Start > Select the correct Heading Style
Update the catalog again (F9)
4. Clear formatting and rebuild the catalog
Clear messy formatting
Select full text (Ctrl + A)
Press Ctrl + Space to clear manual formatting
Re-apply heading styles
Delete old table of contents and reinsert
Delete an existing table of contents
“Citation” > ‘Catalog’ > ”Custom Catalog”
Adjust the settings and click “OK”
5. Check Print/PDF Export Settings
Print Preview Verification
“File” > ”Print”
Check whether the page number is consistent with the table of contents
DF Export Problems
Select “Optimize for Standard” when exporting
Avoid checking “Use bookmarks”
