Word 2010 -- How can you make heading 4, 5, etc.. visible in the table of contents?

Question

Word has Headings 1 - 9, but by default only 1 - 3 will show in the TOC.

So, to apply a style to selected text other than Heading 1 - 3, I have done this:

1. select the text
2. right-click the selected text
3. select Styles... from the dropdown list
4. select Apply Styles... from the dropdown list
5. type Heading 4 into the textbox, and hit enter

Now that the text is styled correctly, it does not show in the TOC! I have read mention of changing the "field codes" of the TOC to something like this: { TOC \o "1-4" }, but such examples only applied to Word 2007...

So how do you do this in Word 2010?

Answer 1

You can use the same method as in Word 2007.

1. Click the 3 vertical dots in the box that say "Update Table" at the top so the whole table is selected
2. Right click and select "Toggle Field Codes" (or type Shift+F9)

You should see {TOC \o "1-3" \h\z\u}.

3. Edit the part where it says "1-3" to whatever amount of indents you'd like e.g. "1-4" for 4 indents

4. repeat Steps 1 and 2

5. Click "Update Table...".

Answer 2

A simpler solution would be to select the table of contents and click Alt+F9. You should probably see the following code: { TOC \o "1-3" \h }

Change 3 to 4 and the problem should be solved.

Again click Alt+F9 to see table of content.

Answer 3

1. In the REFERENCES tab, select TABLE OF CONTENTS.
2. Click Custom Table of contents a window with a Print Preview shows you what is currently showed.
3. below in GENERAL section, SHOW LEVELS: you can go up or down to the level you want to have visible.
4. OK and your TOC is now updated to the level you chose.