How can you customize a Table of Contents to show specific heading levels and tab leaders?

• A. Home > Insert > Table of Contents.
• B. References > Table of Contents > Options to show levels; adjust tab leader style and formatting.
• C. References > Table of Contents > Modify; set tab leader.
• D. References > Insert Caption.

Answer: (B)

Customizing a Table of Contents to show specific heading levels and tab leaders is done from the Table of Contents options. In Word, go to the References tab, click Table of Contents, then choose Custom Table of Contents. In that dialog you can set Show levels to decide which heading levels will appear (for example, 1–3 will display only heading levels 1, 2, and 3). You can also choose a Tab leader style to control how the dots or lines connect the entry text to the page number. This single dialog directly controls both which headings are shown and the appearance of the tab stops, making it the correct path for these customizations. Other options either insert a basic TOC without customization, or modify styles rather than specify the levels and leader formatting, so they don’t achieve both goals.