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I can't point to any particular reference. However, in using several word
processors and page layout programs, they all seem to offer periods as leader
between the table of contents entry and the page number. It seems so standard,
I wonder if there's actually a standard. I imagine the Chicago Manual of Style
addesses this issue.
Dick Harris
usrhr -at- bedford -dot- millipore -dot- com
