It seems like the formatting for that particular line in your table of contents (TOC) might be off. Here are some steps you can follow to fix this: Check the Heading Style: Click on the text that should not be there in your TOC.

In the Word document, they appear on two lines. When I try to retype them to the one line, the program will not allow it. It seems as if there is a margin at the end of "Executive".

It seems like you’re experiencing an issue where a line in a paragraph in your Word document doesn’t extend to the right margin. This could be due to a variety of factors. Here are some steps you can try to resolve this issue: Check for Indentation: Select all of the text, then go to Format > Paragraph - Indents & Spacing.

How can I fix it so that it is aligned properly and the numbering and heading title are on the same line (so I need the heading title somehow moved up to the same line as the numbering)? If it helps, in the document in question, heading 1 only acts like this in certain places.

It looks like the TOC 2 style has been modified to set the paragraph's right indent and/or the tab stop for the page number incorrectly. Use the arrow keys to move the cursor to one of the level 2 entries in the table (don't click there because it is hyperlinked and would jump to the heading).