Word – Tab leader not showing for long headings in Word 2016

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I am using Table of Content (TOC) to automatically put headings into a TOC. The tab leaders are the dots between heading and page number. When the headings are longer than 1 line, the tab leaders are missing. Can I ask how to solve this?

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After changing the "Hanging" value for the TOC:

– Problem 1:

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– Problem 2:

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Reply to Luke:
Either move right or left will change the indent for all the Level 2 Heading.

  • If move right, Heading 1.2 becomes fine but Heading 1.1 becomes
    wrong
  • If move left, the Level 2 Heading becomes more left than the Level 1 Heading, which is not good.

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Best Answer

I've just had this same issue- however, my issue occurred with both heading that were too short (no leader- so the page number would appear directly beside the heading), or a long heading wrapped to a new line and the same would happen.

You can fix the issue by:

  1. enable the Ruler in your document (under the View tab on the ribbon menu).

  2. select line/heading in your TOC, and you will see a short bolded L shape appear in the Ruler (saying Left Tab when you hover on it)

  3. re-position the marker to the left so all words (even short TOC entries) clear it.

I hope that helps!

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