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In Word, how do I select items to go into the table of contents?

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2022-05-10T23:33:32+00:00

In Word, how do I select items, or tag items, to go into the table of contents?

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  1. Stefan Blom 338.6K Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
    2022-05-12T12:50:39+00:00

    Apply heading styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) to those text paragraphs that you want in the table of contents.

    Then create a table of contents based on the heading styles (References tab > Table of Contents group > Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents).

    Note that you can customize the heading styles to suit the needs of your document. Click in a Heading 1 paragraph and press Ctrl+Shift+S to display the Apply Styles pane. Click Modify to access the Modify Style dialog box. Make the desired changes. (For even more options, click the Format drop down.) Repeat these steps for any other built-in headings that you want to modify.

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  1. Anonymous
    2022-05-11T00:02:28+00:00

    In Word, how do I select items, or tag items, to go into the table of contents?

    The easiest way is to tag the paragraphs you want included with the built-in "Heading" styles. There are 9 levels of such styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.) and each maps to a Table of contents style (TOC 1 to Heading 1, TOC 2 to Heading 2, etc.) when you use the References > Table of Contents options.

    If you need to include content in a ToC that may not be a paragraph suitable for the above approach, you can use Table Entry (TC) field codes. These will be inserted as hidden text when you use Insert > Quick Parts > Field... and choose the TC field code. In the dialog, note the "Outline level" setting: this serves to associate your TC content with the appropriate level within the Table of Contents (i.e. choosing level 3 will cause it to be displayed with the built-in "TOC 3" style). If you use this approach, you'll need to choose "Custom Table of Contents..." and turn on the "Table Entry fields" setting in the Table of Contents Options dialog.

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  2. Anonymous
    2022-05-11T00:27:17+00:00

    Hi JamesDobbins, I am Juliet and It's my pleasure to help you today.

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