Strange Underline and ToC (Word 2003)

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I’m using outline numbering and style separators to have only a portion of the text show in the ToC. At some point when I start entering text, I get a strange, gray underline. I’ve noticed that when this underline appears, the text following will not show in the ToC, even though I’ve marked the levels and body text appropriately. A sample’s attached. I can’t figure out why that underline is appearing and Word help doesn’t mention gray underline. Help?

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Some text has been formatted as hidden (this causes the dotted underline). Select the text, making sure *not* to select a style separator, then select Format | Font and click it until the ‘Hidden text’ check box is clear. If you accidentally “unhide” a style separator, select it and format it as ‘Hidden text’.
Then select the TOC and press F9 to update it.

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Once again you save me, Hans. I appreciate your expertise and willingness to help!

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