Topic: Table of Contents

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Adding Column Headings to a Table of Contents Word makes it easy to create a Table of Contents. If you want column headings in that table, getting them takes a bit of ingenuity. Here’s some ideas. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Creating a Simple TOC Word allows you to create a quick and dirty table of contents. Microsoft Word versions: 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Creating a Table of Contents from Heading Levels If your document is any length at all, adding a table of contents is a nice touch. This tip demonstrates how easy it is to create a TOC based on the headings in your document. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Creating a Table of Contents from TOC Fields If you inserted a bunch of TOC fields in your document, you can create your table of contents quite easily based on those fields. This comes in very handy for creating specialized TOCs that aren’t based on your documents outline. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Customized Tables of Contents Generating a table of contents is easy in Word. Changing how that table of contents looks is also easy, provided you change the styles that Word automatically applies to the parts of the TOC. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Generating a TOC that Includes Text Boxes If you place a lot of text inside text boxes, you may be surprised to find out that you cannot include any of that text in the table of contents for your document. This tip explains why this is the case and presents a possible solution to the problem. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Insert a TOC without Upsetting Pagination Insert a table of contents in your document, and your page numbering may get thrown for a loop. If you want the page numbering to remain constant, then you’ll appreciate the advice in this tip. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Locking Lines in a TOC Want to “lock down” the lines in a TOC so that you cannot add new paragraph marks in the middle of one? You may not be able to lock things down as much as you want, for the reasons described in this tip. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Page Ranges in a TOC It is easy to generate a table of contents for a document, and that TOC can contain page number references for each heading. What it cannot contain, without manual intervention, is a range of page numbers covered by each heading. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Problems with TOC Styles If you generate a table of contents for your document, there may be some unexpected surprises in the way the TOC appears. This could be directly related to how you have the headings in your document formatted. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

Specifying a Table of Contents Entry If you need to create a specialized table of contents, you need to know how to add TOC entries to your document. It’s easy to do using a simple field. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

TOC Heading Numbers Always Show in Bold Linda’s got a document that includes a table of contents that is based on headings in the document. When the headings include automatic numbering, she cannot get the numbers in the TOC to be non-bold. This tip discusses a possible cause (and solution), based on the relationship between the headings and the TOC generated from them. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Updating an Entire TOC from a Macro The TOC field is used to create a table of contents in a document. When you update the field, you have the option to update just the page numbers or the entire table. This tip explains how to update either the table or the page numbers from within a macro. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

Using Multiple Tables of Contents For some types of documents, you may need to include more than one table of contents. For instance, you might have a document that includes multiple chapters, and each chapter needs its own TOC. This tip explains how easy it is to create multiple tables of contents in your own documents. Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003

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