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How do I change the Table of Contents in Word 2010 to show only headings 1-3?

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My Word 2010 table of contents shows all headings (headings 1-6 in my particular case). I only want the first 3 levels included, so how do I exclude headings starting with level 4?

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If the table of contents has already been created, press to display the mark up. In my case this was { TOC \o "1-6" \h \z \u } Change 1-6 to 1-3, giving: { TOC \o "1-3" \h \z \u } Then press again to return to the normal view and update the table as…

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