TableOfContents.UpperHeadingLevel property (Word)
Returns or sets the starting heading level for a table of contents. Read/write Long.
Syntax
expression. UpperHeadingLevel
expression Required. A variable that represents a 'TableOfContents' collection.
Remarks
This property corresponds to the starting value used with the \o switch for a Table of Contents (TOC) field. Use the LowerHeadingLevel property to set the ending heading level. For example, to set the TOC field syntax {TOC \o "1-3"}, set the LowerHeadingLevel property to 3 and the UpperHeadingLevel property to 1.
Example
This example formats the first table of contents in the active document to compile all headings that are formatted with either the Heading 2 or Heading 3 style.
If ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents.Count >= 1 Then
With ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1)
.UseHeadingStyles = True
.UseFields = False
.UpperHeadingLevel = 2
.LowerHeadingLevel = 3
End With
End If
See also
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