diff --git a/doc/src/Commands_removed.rst b/doc/src/Commands_removed.rst
index cb67a3d07d..cea964fe79 100644
--- a/doc/src/Commands_removed.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Commands_removed.rst
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Removed commands and packages
 =============================
 
-.. contents::
+.. contents:: \
 
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@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ and the :ref:`GPU package <PKG-GPU>` are maintained
 and allow running LAMMPS with GPU acceleration.
 
 Compute atom/molecule
-_____________________
+---------------------
 
 .. deprecated:: 11 Dec2015
 
diff --git a/doc/src/Developer_notes.rst b/doc/src/Developer_notes.rst
index 3f78f33d25..4c789abb3a 100644
--- a/doc/src/Developer_notes.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Developer_notes.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ typically document what a variable stores, what a small section of
 code does, or what a function does and its input/outputs.  The topics
 on this page are intended to document code functionality at a higher level.
 
-.. contents::
+.. contents:: Available notes
 
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diff --git a/doc/src/Errors_details.rst b/doc/src/Errors_details.rst
index c94d96b405..71e7ff08e3 100644
--- a/doc/src/Errors_details.rst
+++ b/doc/src/Errors_details.rst
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ then for specific errors.  In the latter cases, LAMMPS will output a
 short message and then provide a URL that links to a specific section on
 this page.
 
-.. contents::
+-------
+
+.. contents:: Individual paragraphs
 
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