The reason is that the TOC options presented in the dialog box does
not reflect what is applied to an existing table of contents; it just
shows you the default settings. This is true not only for the
formatting of TOC entries, but also for settings such as the styles to
be included in the TOC.
When you pick a TOC format, Word modifies the TOC styles for the
current document to match that format.
Instead of selecting a TOC format, you can manually modify the TOC
styles to suit your needs. See the article at
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/TOCTips.htm, especially the
"Controlling how the TOC looks" section.
To re-use a TOC format (whether you chose a built-in one or created it
yourself), you can save the document as a template, and create
documents based on that template.
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