Align Table of Contents

Hi,
I'm having a problem aligning the table of contents I created. The page numbers don't seem to be right aligning.
The only page numbers that seem to do that are the 1's. All the other numbers, 3's, 4's, etc all seem to right align
except for the 1's.
Any ideas...?
Thanks!

In most typefaces, the 1 is narrower than other digits. In some typefaces it will appear very slightly less right-aligned. Is that what you're seeing, or is it off by more than just a tiny bit?
Any chance you could post a screencap?
Ken Benson

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FDJKHJG
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According to your description, you want to display the table of contents with page number in SSRS 2014.
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So your requirement can’t be achieved currently.
Reference:
Create a Document Map (Report Builder and SSRS)
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