Word's table of contents feature only seems like magic. The truth is, you have control--simply toggle the table of contents to its underlying field code and modify the appropriate switches.

You can use built-in options to build a simple table of contents, but quite often, you'll need to change the underlying field code to get the results you want.

The field code method is probably the most technical way to add a bar over text ion word. However, once you get the hang of it, it is convenient and can be done fairly quickly.

If you see the date rather than the field code, press the Alt + F9 keyboard buttons simultaneously to toggle between displaying field codes and the field code results. The field code you see is ...