Easy Way to Customize your Table of Contents in Word

1. Include outline levels in your TOC Using Word’s built-in heading styles in your document makes for a quick and easy way of building a TOC. But if you’re fond of outlining, you can create a document outline and set up the TOC all at the same time. Word’s outline feature automatically includes the entries in your TOC. Table of Contents II: Customize your TOC

2. Assign outline levels Start your outline by clicking the View tab, then clicking Outline in the Document Views group, and begin typing. As you decide on the hierarchal level for the paragraph, simply click the Outline Level box in the Outline Tools group and then click a level from 1 to 9. As you work on your outline, the entries for your TOC are set up automatically; no extra steps are required. Table of Contents II: Customize your TOC

3. Add the outline levels to your TOC When you’ve finished outlining your document, everything is ready for you to create or update your TOC. Simply click Table of Contents on the References tab and choose either a built-in table, or, if you have an existing TOC, click Update Table. The levels you designated in the Outlining tool will be collected into the TOC. Table of Contents II: Customize your TOC