Table of contents not showing up on sidebar in pages

I had a table of contents on the sidebar but now it’s blank and it won’t update the styles or show on the sidebar at all. I can only add a table of contents into the pages document. How do I get the table of contents back on the sidebar?

MacBook Air 13″, macOS 11.3

Posted on Jul 4, 2021 10:53 AM

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3 replies

Yellowbox

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Jul 5, 2021 7:51 AM in response to tabbysaurus

Hi tabbysaurus,

Click on Edit in the sidebar.

What paragraph styles are ticked?

Regards,

Ian.

Yellowbox

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Jul 5, 2021 6:16 AM in response to tabbysaurus

Hi tabbysaurus,

Is this what you are looking for?

Regards,

Ian.

tabbysaurus Author

Level 1

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Jul 5, 2021 6:47 AM in response to Yellowbox

Thank you Ian,

The “table of contents” is selected but the contents part is missing. It’s not updating the Subtitle/Heading at all.

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