Microsoft Word Table of Contents displays the color of the numbered list instead of the color in the TOC style

Question

In a Microsoft Word 2013 document I have defined Heading 1 and Heading 2 to be a numbered list in a blue font.

When I generate the TOC the text of the TOC line is black but the number from the entry is blue. I want the TOC to be all black and have verified that style TOC1 and style TOC2 do have black listed as the font.

For example, if a heading in the body of the document is all blue and is "1.0 Introduction" then in the TOC the "1.0" would be blue but "Introduction" would be black. I want them both to be black.

Any guidance would be appreciated.

NOTE - I just resolved the problem by deleting the TOC and then re-adding it. For some reason updating the TOC is somehow different than delete/re-adding.

Answer 1

I was running into a similar issue recently and later realized I had track changes on so every time I updated my table or tried to change its formatting, the TOC would remain blue. Once track changes are turned off it goes back to black (or whatever color you've chosen).