HOW TO CREATE AUTOMATIC TABLE OF CONTENT
Automatic Table of Contents You cannot generate any automatic tables without first using styles effectively throughout your document. Microsoft Word can scan your document and find everything in the Heading 1 style and put that on the first level of your table of contents, put any Heading 2’s on the second level of your table of contents, and so on. If you want an automatic table of contents you need to label all of your chapter titles and front matter headings (e.g. “Dedication” and “Acknowledgements”) in the style Heading 1. All major headings within your chapters should be labeled Heading 2. All subheadings should be labeled Heading 3, and so on. If you have used Heading styles in your document, creating an automatic table of contents is easy. Place your cursor where you want your table of contents to be. On the References Ribbon, in the Table of Contents Group, click on the arrow next to the Table of Contents icon, and select Inse...