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I would like to know how to change the font size in the table of contents. Maybe make it 14pt or 16pt. 

\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\begin{document}
\tableofcontents
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Introduction}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Factoring the Group Determinant}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Finite Abelian Groups}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References}

\end{document}
Count Zero
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ArcanaNoir
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  • Do you want it to be different from the other parts of the ToC? For example, what about the page and sectional numbers? – Werner Jul 21 '12 at 21:31
  • I want it to behave like the default, just bigger. I'm not sure but I think the section titles are a little smaller than chapter titles. If this is the case, I would like to preserve the difference. – ArcanaNoir Jul 21 '12 at 21:35

2 Answers2

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You can use the tocloft package and the command families \cftXfont (for the sectional number and titles) and \cftXpagefont (for the page numbers):

\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage{tocloft}

\renewcommand\cftchapfont{\LARGE\bfseries}
\renewcommand\cftsecfont{\LARGE}

\renewcommand\cftchappagefont{\LARGE\bfseries}
\renewcommand\cftsecpagefont{\LARGE}

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents

Some text in standard size just for comparison.

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Introduction}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Factoring the Group Determinant}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Finite Abelian Groups}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References}

\end{document}

Instead of \LARGE you can use any other font size switch or \fontsize{...}{...}\selectfont.

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Redefining also the family \cftXafterpnum will give you better spacing between entries:

\documentclass[12pt]{report}
\usepackage{tocloft}

\renewcommand\cftchapfont{\LARGE\bfseries}
\renewcommand\cftsecfont{\LARGE}

\renewcommand\cftchappagefont{\LARGE\bfseries}
\renewcommand\cftsecpagefont{\LARGE}

\renewcommand\cftchapafterpnum{\par\addvspace{6pt}}
\renewcommand\cftsecafterpnum{\par\addvspace{6pt}}

\begin{document}

\tableofcontents

Some text in standard size just for comparison.

\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Introduction}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Factoring the Group Determinant}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Finite Abelian Groups}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{References}

\end{document}

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Gonzalo Medina
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\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage[titletoc]{appendix}

% TABLE OF CONTENTS
\pagebreak

\renewcommand{\contentsname}{TABLE OF CONTENTS} % Rename ToC title

\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{0.5}\normalsize % Adjust spacing of ToC
{\small \tableofcontents} % Set font size for ToC
\renewcommand{\baselinestretch}{1.0}\normalsize % Reset spacing for rest of document
mangox
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