Working with large documents > Tables of references (TOC, index, etc.) > Editing and formatting tables of references

In theory, tables of references (tables of contents, indexes, tables of figures, bibliographies) can be edited just like normal text. However, you should take note of the following:

Important: If you manually change the content or formatting of a table of references, your changes will be lost the next time you update the table of references, as TextMaker removes and reinserts it.

As a result, manual changes to text or formatting in a table of references only make sense when your document is 100% ready for printing and the table will not have to be updated again.

Text changes are usually unnecessary in tables of references anyway, and you can change the formatting in a far more convenient manner. This is because tables of references are automatically formatted with Paragraph styles that make it easy to change the formatting.

When you create one of the aforementioned tables of references, TextMaker generates the following paragraph styles:

▪"TOC 1" to "TOC 9"

These are paragraph styles for each level of the table of contents. The first outline level (i.e. the main headings) is formatted with the "TOC 1" style, the second level with "TOC 2" and so on.

▪"Index"

The paragraph style for entries in the index

▪"Index heading"

The paragraph style for the initial letters that are used as headings for sections of the index (if the option First letter was enabled when creating the index)

▪"Caption"

The paragraph style for captions

▪"Table of figures"

The paragraph style for entries in a table of figures

▪"Bibliography"

The paragraph style for entries in the bibliography or in the Zotero bibliography

If, for example, you want the main headings in the table of contents to be displayed in a larger font, you only have to change the "TOC 1" style accordingly:

1.	Right-click to open the context menu and select the entry Paragraph style.

2.	Select the "TOC 1" style in the list and click on Edit.

3.	The program displays a dialog box in which you can change the formatting. Switch to the Paragraph tab.

4.	Click on the Character button.

5.	Select the desired font size in the Size field.

6.	Exit the dialog boxes by clicking successively on OK, OK and Close.

The main headings in the table of contents are now displayed in the new font size. This formatting will remain in effect after you update the table and even if you remove and reinsert it.

For general information on using styles, see Styles.