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You need to use hierarchical heading styles for your headings and subheadings.
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After you add more content to the document or shift content around, youll need to update the
TOC to reflect the revised page numbering and the new or deleted headings. There are several
methods you can use to update the TOC choose the one that best suits the way you work:
No matter which method you use, youll be asked if you want to update just the page numbers
only or the entire table. The safest option is Entire Table this updates both the page numbers
AND adds or removes headings to reflect the current headings used.
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Insert your own TOC
You might not like the default TOCs that Word provides, in which case you can create your own
using various settings. For example, you might want to show one, two or four heading levels,
instead of the default three; you might not want dots for the tab leader; you might not want the
page numbers over on the right, etc. To take advantage of these settings, youll need to insert
your own TOC.
1. Click in the empty space you created at the beginning of the document.
2. Go to the References tab > Table of Contents group.
3. Click the Table of Contents button.
5. Change the settings on the Table of Contents window to suit your style, then click OK.
3. Click the Modify button to change the look and feel of the TOC.
4. Select the TOC style (e.g. TOC 1, TOC 2 etc.), then click Modify to change that styles
font, tab indentation, etc.
6. Repeat Steps 4 and 5 for each of the other TOC levels you want to change.
7. When you have finished changing the appearance of each TOC level, click OK.
8. You will be asked if you want to replace the existing TOC click OK to do so.
1. Click anywhere in the TOC, then go to the References tab > Table of Contents group
again.
2. Click the Table of Contents button, then click Insert Table of Contents again.
3. Click the Options button to specify other styles to use to create the auto TOC and the
hierarchical level appearance they will take, or to remove styles from the TOC.
4. Youll notice that Headings 1, 2, and 3 already have 1, 2, and 3 next to them if youve
kept the default setting of three levels.
To add another style to the TOC, find the style in the list, then type 1, 2, or 3 in its
TOC Level text box (use 1 for a TOC 1 listing, 2 for a TOC 2 listing, 3 for a TOC
3 listing).
o To remove a style from the TOC, find the style in the list, then delete the number
from its TOC Level text box. Dont press the spacebar just delete the number.
5. Click OK.
6. You will be asked if you want to replace the existing TOC click OK to do so.
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