UpperHeadingLevel Property

Returns or sets the starting heading level for a table of contents or table of figures. Corresponds to the starting value used with the \o switch for a Table of Contents (TOC) field. Read/write Long.

expression   Required. An expression that returns one of the objects in the Applies To list.

Remarks

Use the LowerHeadingLevel property to set the ending heading level. For example, to set the TOC field syntax {TOC \o "1-3"}, set the LowerHeadingLevel property to 3 and the UpperHeadingLevel property to 1.

Example

This example formats the first table of contents in the active document to compile all headings that are formatted with either the Heading 2 or Heading 3 style.

If ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents.Count >= 1 Then
    With ActiveDocument.TablesOfContents(1)
        .UseHeadingStyles = True
        .UseFields = False
        .UpperHeadingLevel = 2
        .LowerHeadingLevel = 3
    End With
End If