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Add heading styles
For each heading that you want in the table of contents, select the heading text, go to Home > Styles, and then choose Heading 1, 2, or 3.
Create the table of contents
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Put your cursor where you want to add the table of contents.
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Go to References > Table of Contents, and choose Automatic Table 1 or Automatic Table 2.
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If you make changes to your document that affect the table of contents, update the table of contents by right-clicking the table of contents and choosing Update Field.
Get the learning guide
For a hands-on guide that steps you through the process of creating a table of contents, download our Table of Contents tutorial. Or, in desktop Word, go to File > New, and search for table of contents.
Related Guides
- Collaborate on Word documents with real-time co-authoring
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- Split text into different columns with the Convert Text to Columns Wizard
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