When working with a document that contains different sections, you might need a table of contents. It will help you better navigate the text, especially if the data is presented on several pages. There are several ways to create a table of contents in a Microsoft Office Word document.
Instructions
Step 1
A long and ineffective way is to create a table of contents "manually". When using this method, you will have to independently arrange page numbers for each section, first looking for them in the text. If the data changes (the text is supplemented or shortened), the data will shift. This will lead to the fact that the page numbers in the table of contents will have to be edited.
Step 2
In order to save users from unnecessary actions, the developers provided the ability to create a table of contents using the editor tools. Open or create a text document. Click on the "Links" tab. In the "Table of Contents" section, click on the "Table of Contents" thumbnail button and select the type of table of contents that suits you from the drop-down menu.
Step 3
The document will create a "Table of Contents" element, which at this stage will not contain any data. For the necessary information to appear in the table of contents, select the names of your sections using the mouse cursor or keyboard keys. To select non-contiguous lines, hold down the Ctrl key while selecting.
Step 4
Go to the "Home" tab and in the "Styles" section click on the "More Options" button. The button looks like a downward-pointing arrow icon below the line. It is located to the left and below the style thumbnails. Select the Heading style from the drop-down list.
Step 5
Go to the created table of contents and place the mouse cursor on the line "No table of contents found". Click on the selected fragment with the right mouse button and select the "Update field" command from the drop-down menu. All rows that have a heading style applied appear in the table of contents.
Step 6
If you have made changes to the text, and the pages have moved, click on any line of the table of contents with the left mouse button to select this element, then click anywhere in the table of contents with the right mouse button and again select the "Update field" command. A new window will appear. Place a marker in the "Update page numbers only" field and click the OK button.
