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# Formatting an Index or a Table of Contents

You can apply different paragraph styles, assign hyperlinks to entries, change the layout of indexes, and change the background color of indexes in the \<emph\>Insert Index\</emph\> dialog.

## To apply a different paragraph style to an index level:

1. Right-click in the index or table of contents, and then choose \<emph\>Edit Index/Table\</emph\>.

2. Click the \<emph\>Styles \</emph\>tab.

3. Click an index level in the \<emph\>Levels \</emph\>list.

4. Click the style that you want to apply in the \<emph\>Paragraph Style \</emph\>list.

5. Click the assign button \<emph\><\</emph\>.

6. Click \<emph\>OK\</emph\>.

## To assign hyperlinks to entries in a table of contents:

You can assign a cross-reference as a hyperlink to entries in a table of contents.

1. Right-click in the table of contents, and then choose \<emph\>Edit Index/Table\</emph\>.

2. Click the \<emph\>Entries\</emph\> tab.

3. Click the heading level that you want to assign hyperlinks to in the \<emph\>Level \</emph\>list.

4. In the \<emph\>Structure \</emph\>area, click in the box in front of \<emph\>E#\</emph\>, and then click \<emph\>Hyperlink\</emph\>.

5. Click in the box behind the \<emph\>E\</emph\>, and then click \<emph\>Hyperlink\</emph\>.

6. Repeat for each heading level that you want to create hyperlinks for, or click the \<emph\>All levels\</emph\> button to apply the formatting to all levels.

Related Topics

Creating a Table of Contents

Defining Index or Table of Contents Entries

Updating, Editing and Deleting Indexes and Tables of Contents

Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries

Creating Alphabetical Indexes

User-Defined Indexes

Creating a Bibliography

Indexes Covering Several Documents