I have a single section document in Word 2013. The first page is a TOC. The document is 4 pages long and has three Level 1 Heading styles through out the document. The TOC initially appears correct. When I go to Print Preview the TOC will revert all page numbers to 2. Changing the Options "Update fields before printing" and "Allow fields containing tracked changes to update before printing" has no effect (before anyone suggests this). The only solution is to manually update the TOC, save to PDF, and print the PDF. Anyone can reproduce this problem. Try it.... Start with blank document Insert a TOC (ignore the error message, we will come back to this) Go to the end of the document and insert a page break to move to page 2 Now type a heading in Heading 1 style and press enter type some dummy text (=rand(20) for example) Continue steps 4 and 5 to insert more headings and dummy text. Now return to the top (page 1) and update the TOC So far so good. Everything working well Now go to Print Preview (Ctrl+P) Everything is still good Escape back to the document Go to Print Preview again AGGGHHHH ! All the page numbers have reverted to page 2 Happens every time without fail. Totally reproducible on all our office PCs. I have seen many descriptions of this behavior on different forums and not one solution. But I am like the proverbial dog with a bone - I will not let this issue go until MS gives me a solution !

I figured as much. I have Snagit and have captured simple videos with it--haven't had the need for Camtasia, but I love, love, love Snagit.

Confirming the issue is still there in Word 2016. Why can't MS fix this?

Wow, thank you for your positive feedback. I used TechSmith's Camtasia for the videos. Keith

I apologies if I have broken any rules by providing these links. No rules at all. As you'll have noted, inserting YouTube links now embeds the video, which is even more helpful. Very nice videos, by the way. I'd be interested to know what application you used to create them (looks like a lot of work!).

I did the above, because I noticed that when I went into Print Preview, it popped up at page 2, not the usual page 1. I went back to page 1 where my TOC is located and noticed that it showed page 2 next to every header. I exited to verify that would be what it actually print, noticed it would be printing the incorrect information. In short, people do go into Print Preview, realize that the document that was previously print ready had magically change to uselessness (as far as the TOC is concerned).

Word 2013 Table of contents - page numbers all change to 2 when print (or print preview)

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I have a single section document in Word 2013. The first page is a TOC. The document is 4 pages

long and has three Level 1 Heading styles through out the document. The TOC initially appears correct.

When I go to Print Preview the TOC will revert all page numbers to 2.

Changing the Options "Update fields before printing" and "Allow fields containing tracked changes to update before printing" has no effect (before anyone suggests this).

The only solution is to manually update the TOC, save to PDF, and print the PDF.

Anyone can reproduce this problem. Try it....

Start with blank document
Insert a TOC (ignore the error message, we will come back to this)
Go to the end of the document and insert a page break to move to page 2
Now type a heading in Heading 1 style and press enter
type some dummy text (=rand(20) for example)
Continue steps 4 and 5 to insert more headings and dummy text.
Now return to the top (page 1) and update the TOC
So far so good. Everything working well
Now go to Print Preview (Ctrl+P)
Everything is still good
Escape back to the document
Go to Print Preview again
AGGGHHHH! All the page numbers have reverted to page 2
Happens every time without fail. Totally reproducible on all our office PCs.

I have seen many descriptions of this behavior on different forums and not one solution. But I am like the proverbial dog with a bone - I will not let this issue go until MS gives me a solution !

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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2015-09-12T02:34:37+00:00

I figured as much. I have Snagit and have captured simple videos with it--haven't had the need for Camtasia, but I love, love, love Snagit.
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Anonymous

2015-09-12T01:18:07+00:00

Confirming the issue is still there in Word 2016. Why can't MS fix this?
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Anonymous

2015-09-11T21:06:38+00:00

Wow, thank you for your positive feedback. I used TechSmith's Camtasia for the videos.

Keith
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Suzanne S Barnhill 279.5K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator

2015-09-11T20:54:58+00:00

I apologies if I have broken any rules by providing these links.

No rules at all. As you'll have noted, inserting YouTube links now embeds the video, which is even more helpful. Very nice videos, by the way. I'd be interested to know what application you used to create them (looks like a lot of work!).
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Anonymous

2015-09-11T18:41:15+00:00

I did the above, because I noticed that when I went into Print Preview, it popped up at page 2, not the usual page 1. I went back to page 1 where my TOC is located and noticed that it showed page 2 next to every header. I exited to verify that would be what it actually print, noticed it would be printing the incorrect information.

In short, people do go into Print Preview, realize that the document that was previously print ready had magically change to uselessness (as far as the TOC is concerned).
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