Word TOC instructions

[shanona1]

I'm looking for some really simple, easy to follow instructions on creating a Table of Contents that links to the corresponding heading in the document. Can anyone provide that please?

 

[SkipVought]

Hi,

Have you checked out MS Word HELP?

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[shanona1]

Well, yes, I looked at it, and I would like something a little more easy to follow, maybe I'm just an airhead or something, but I can't get it to work.

 

[SkipVought]

"The easiest way to create a table of contents is to use the built-in outline-level (outline level: Paragraph formatting you can use to assign a hierarchical level (Level 1 through Level 9) to paragraphs in your document. For example, after you assign outline levels, you can work with the document in outline view or in the Document Map.) formats or heading styles (heading style: Formatting applied to a heading. Microsoft Word has nine different built-in styles: Heading 1 through Heading 9.).

Are you using these in your document?

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[shanona1]

I'm using the Heading Styles, but I'm not sure about the built-in outline-level part. I'm working with a document already created....but some of the links are broken to the document, and when I update fields, it screws the whole thing up. When I check the titles (Headings), they are correct.

 

[fumei]

There are conflicting things here.

To make a ToC (may be different in your versuion), go to where you want it and:

Insert > Reference > Index and Tables and select the Table of Contents tab.

Now...you can change quite a bit. By default Word will use the built-in headings styles, but you do NOT have to use them. You can make your own styles for your headings. You can have Word use any style you want, to build the ToC.

Keep in mind that this is NOT the same as the style Word uses IN the ToC - that is, the format of the ToC text itself. These are the ToC 1 - 9 styles. i am talking about what style you use to build the ToC. It can be any style. The default, again, though is Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3 - as the default levels to go down a ToC is 3 levels. You can change that as well.

So - simple instructions?

1. Go to where you want the ToC. I would recommend having the ToC in its own Section.

2. Go Insert > Reference > Index and Tables

3. select Table of Contents tab.

4. If you want to accept the defaults - 3 levels deep, use Heading 1 - 3 styles to built the ToC....then press OK.

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[shanona1]

Will try, thank you.