The print layout takes a copy of the TOC initially but then
they are separate entities. You can change one without affecting
the other. That is correct.
To align, simply go into the print layout, left click to
clear the "TOC" there and then right click to move all topics.
There's more on my site in the Printed Documentation topic.
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