Addressing Level 3 Table of Contents Problems

Trying to get APA format and Microsoft Word capabilities can be a problem at time - especially when it comes to the automatic Table of Contents.

As noted in an earlier posting, if you format each of your headings with a Format Style (Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3) MS Word can create a Table of Contents for you.

Problem is that the Level 3 APA heading causes a problem so that it won't register in the Table of Contents. The problem is that the heading is on the same line as the regular text.  See the example below:

Level 3 Example:
     Generation Z. This generation is a unique generation because they will not have lived in a time when the World Wide Web didn't exist.

There are two ways to beat this problem:

1. Don't worry about it.  Be happy with only having levels 1 and 2 in your Table of Contents - Be Done With It.
2. Insert the lines for the Level 3 headings into the Word-Generated Table of Contents and place the Level 3 heading and page number into it manually.

Deciding which of these tactics will be completely up to you.
If you select option 2, I have created a 4-minute video that explains the process.
ALERT:  If you select option 2, you don't use Heading 3 in your formatting.  You just change it to Normal and then bold your heading manually.

Happy Writing 

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