Table of Contents is using regular (Arabic) numbers for pages whose numbers are Roman

Question

I'm using Microsoft Office 2013 Word. Pages that have page numbers displayed as Roman numerals are displayed in the Table of Contents with Arabic numeral page numbers.

Here is a screenshot of the Table of Contents:

Here is a screenshot showing that the "ABBREVIATIONS" are on page "IV":

How do I change this to use Roman Numerals?

Solution

Word should automatically pick the correct numbering type from the section the heading comes from, just make sure that the numbering format is set per section, so that you insert a section break and then change the numbering type by going to the header/footer -> Page Number -> Format Page Number.

If you changed the numbering of the individual field (through Right Click -> Edit Field) then this will not be reflected in the TOC.

Comments

[Sanny]

If you use sections properly but you still get this problem, you'll need to upload your file, at least the first pages

[MonsterMMORPG]

that is what i did but it is not picking in this case :(

[Adam]

Can you try the same thing in a blank document and see if it works then?