You may have come across an index and table of contents in different books. The table of contents organises the document's contents systematically based on the topics covered, much like chapters in a book. It usually includes information such as chapter numbers, chapter names, and page numbers. Typically found in the early pages of a book, the table of contents divides lengthy documents into various topics, making it easier to navigate through large volumes of information.
Before diving into creating and personalising a table of contents, it's crucial to understand the hierarchy of headings.
To create a table of contents and index your document should be maintained properly with headings and appropriate character styles. All the contents must be organized in a good manner with the proper level of headings. So let us discuss headings.
Headings
Headings are built-in styles available in digital documentation software. These headings are useful for preparing a table of contents and indexes. These headings have their different level with numbers starting from 1. The main heading is always heading 1. Then its subheading will come accordingly. Top-level headings are bigger compared to lower-level headings.
In the next section of Create and Customize Table of Contents I will give you a brief introduction for default heading levels in MS word.
Default Heading Levels in MS Word
MS Word provides 3 levels of headings by default. The style gallery will add the subsequent heading level as you use the upper-level heading.
For example, if you want to use heading level 4 which is not available in MS Word. So when you create heading 3, heading 4 will automatically generate into a style gallery. It looks like this:
To create Headings follow these steps in MS Word:
Note: The shortcut key to apply different headings are as following in MS Word. You can create 3 levels of headings using the shortcut keys.
Now lets have look at default heading levels in OO writer for Create and Customize Table of Contents.
OO Write provides 10 heading styles in styles and formatting gallery.
Now learn how to create table contents in MS word with built-in format for Create and Customize Table of Contents.
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After learning this now focus on how to create table of contents in a customized format for Create and Customize Table of Contents.
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The table of contents window has the following options:
Now learn how to Create and Customize Table of Contents in OO writer.
The Create and Customize Table of Contents window has the following tabs
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