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MS word - table of contents, headings, numbering confusion

Hello,

I'm working on a document that I need to create a table of contents for.

Could I get some assistance or someone to point me in the right direction to fix my document.

I though I could use Heading 1 for the areas that i want to show up in the TOC
Attached is a sample - I took out all the sensitive information from the real doc.

For example some problems I am running into are that I don't know how to remove the Heading 1 from text that I don't want to show up in the TOC.  

Then, in another area I try to apply Heading 1 to the text, but then I lose the numbering.

Please see attached for more detail.  Thanks for your help or any assistance you can provide.

lcha
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Can't find it.   Where is the styles and formatting menu?  I am using word 2007.
Home tab | styles group | there should be a little arrow in the right of the group ... Click it
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great thanks.. now when I highlight the text

e.g. 3.      Eligibility:

I can hange it to normal and then the #'ing goes away.   why is that happening?
If normal does not have a numbering format associated with the style then on selection for a paragraph that style is applied in full.

I.e. if you want it like normal but numbered then create a new style for that.  If you want the normal style numbered then you could make it so ... But I would still suggest you use a new style.

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In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click New Style.

I don't see that as an option ....
Button at the top under formatting of selected text
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thanks, I still don't see.  Here's a screenshot
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Look in the styles and formatting fly out bottom right corner of the pane and towards the top of the panel

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awesome, thank you.   I had to right click and add to quick access toolbar and now it shows up like in that link provided.
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thanks again