OmniDocWhat should I do if the font of the Word directory cannot be changed?
Word directory font changed and restored? This article explains that the reason is that the table of contents style and domain updates will override manual modifications, and provides troubleshooting steps from checking the title format to modifying the table of contents style, helping you adjust the table of contents font in one go.
Key points of this article
- The font of the directory text is determined by the styles of "Directory 1" to "Directory 9". Select the directory directly to change the font. It will be overwritten after the directory is updated.
- The remaining manual formatting on the title will be copied into the table of contents. You need to clear the direct formatting of the title first.
- Modifying the style is more stable than changing the font line by line. After the change is completed, update the entire directory to unify it.
- When updating the table of contents, selecting "Update page numbers only" will not correct the font. If there is a font problem, select "Update the entire table of contents".
After generating a table of contents in Word, many people find that the font of the table of contents is not consistent with the main text, so they select the entire table of contents and change it to boldface or other sans-serif fonts. It looked normal at the time, but as soon as the directory was updated, the font changed back. This is the often searched question "Word directory font cannot be modified".
This article is for anyone who is writing a paper, report or contract and needs a unified table of contents format. After reading, you will be able to identify which layer the problem lies in, and know how to correct it at the style level. This is not an ordinary typesetting beautification, but a troubleshooting of why the changes do not take effect.
A Word table of contents is essentially a domain (field) whose content is automatically generated by the program based on titles. Directly modifying the directory text is equivalent to overwriting the automatically generated results, which will be overwritten the next time it is updated.
How to change the directory font so that it will not be restored? One sentence conclusion
Directly changing the text of the table of contents can only take effect temporarily. To take effect in the long term, you must modify the styles of "Table of Contents 1" to "Table of Contents 9" and clean up the manual formatting on the title. The following table gives methods based on common situations.
| your situation | Recommended practices | reason |
|---|---|---|
| I just want to change a few directory text | Modify the corresponding directory style and then update the directory | Text changed manually will be lost during update |
| Different fonts for different titles | Unify title styles and clear direct formatting | Table of contents copies font settings on titles |
| Table of contents are blue or underlined | Handling hyperlink related formats | Directory entries with hyperlinks will apply their formatting |
| Papers require different font sizes in catalogs at each level. | Set styles such as "Directory 1" and "Directory 2" respectively | Entries at different levels use different styles |
First determine what kind of problem it is
| symptoms | Common causes | How to confirm |
|---|---|---|
| After changing the font, update the catalog and change it back. | The directory text is changed directly and overwritten by domain update | Select the catalog text to see if its style is still the default "directory N" |
| Individual entries have different fonts | Corresponding headings with manual font settings | Select the title and compare it with the font of the title style |
| Catalog text with blue or underscore | The hyperlink format is applied to items | See if the color only appears in the catalog, and the body title does not. |
| It changed the style, but it didn't change. | The style has been changed, or the catalogue has not been updated | Confirm the style name of the table of contents paragraph and update the entire table of contents |
| Some of the contents are normal and some are abnormal. | Some level styles are not unified, or some paragraphs have been manually changed. | Check them one by one according to the level, focusing on the manually corrected paragraphs |
# item-by-item troubleshooting and repair
- undo the manual modification of the directory text. Select the changed text in the directory and restore it to the style default value by clearing the direct format. After you do this, the catalog is updated before it is regenerated in style.
- check the title format. Select the title one by one to see if the font, font size and bold are consistent with the title style. If there are manual settings on the title, clear them so that the title is only controlled by the style. Otherwise, the directory will copy these formats together.
- modify the catalog style. Open the style pane, find Catalog 1, and set the font, font size, and spacing between the first and last paragraphs. If several levels of directories are used in the document, set "directory 2", "directory 3" and so on one by one.
- handle the hyperlink format. Directory entries usually have hyperlinks, and colors and underscores may come from the hyperlink style rather than the catalog style. Modify the hyperlink character style, or remove the underscore from the style to make the catalog display consistent.
- update the entire directory. right-click on the directory and select Update Domain, and select "Update entire Directory" in the pop-up options. If only "Update Page numbers only" is selected, the font will not be corrected.
- results of spot checks. randomly select three or four catalog entries to make sure that the font is consistent with the corresponding style. Then save, close, and reopen the file to make sure that the settings are not lost.
- check Chinese and English fonts. if there is a mixture of English and Chinese fonts in the catalogue, specify Chinese fonts and Western fonts in the font settings of the style, and then update the catalogue.
if it is still not unified
If individual entries are still inconsistent after the update, it is usually a paragraph that has been changed separately. You can clear the direct formatting for the paragraph and update the table of contents again.
# how to avoid the next occurrence
-Catalog text is only controlled by styles, and fonts are not modified directly in the catalog. -the title uses the title style without extra bold or font size. When you do need a special format, modify the style itself. -set Chinese fonts and Western fonts respectively in the style to avoid mixed use of fonts in the same directory. -before finalizing, select the full text and update the field to check that the catalog is consistent with the style. -if you often write similar documents, save the catalog style in the template and apply the new document directly without having to reset it every time.
# frequently asked questions (FAQ)
1. I changed the font of the directory, saved it, closed it and opened it again. Why?
The directory is a domain, and if the document is set to update the field before printing, or if you update the directory manually, it will be regenerated in style. The original font that was changed directly will be overwritten, so change the style instead of the catalog text.
2. I just want to change one directory entry. Can I change it separately?
You can change it temporarily, but it will be lost the next time you update the directory. To keep it for a long time, you need to change the format of the corresponding title, or modify the catalog style at that level.
3. What is the use of selecting "only update page numbers" when updating the catalog?
It only refreshes the page number and does not correct the font and style of the text. When the font is wrong, select "Update the entire directory".
4. The paper requires the catalogue font to be unified, but the Chinese and English fonts are different, what to do?
In the font settings of the style, specify the Chinese font and the western font respectively, and then update the entire catalog. In this way, both Chinese and English entries will be displayed according to the same rule.
# Summary
The font of the Word directory can not be changed, mostly because the text of the directory is modified directly, or the title remains in a manual format, which is overwritten when updating the directory. According to the order of this article, first clean up the format, then modify the "directory N" style, and finally update the entire directory, you can solve the problem that the font of the word directory can not be modified at once. In the future, it will be unified through style control, so there is no need to adjust it repeatedly.
