Create a table of contents

Create Table of Contents

To insert a table of contents, follow these steps:
1. Start Word, and then open your document.
2. Click an empty paragraph where you want to insert the TOC.
3. On the Insert menu, point to Reference, and then click Index and Tables.
Note In Microsoft Office Word 2007 or in Word 2010, click Table of Contents in the
Table of Contents group on the References tab. Then, click Insert Table of Contents.
4. Click the Table of Contents tab, and then click Show Outlining Toolbar.
Note In Word 2007 or in Word 2010, skip this step.
5. In the Index and Tables dialog box, select the options that you want to apply to your
TOC, and then click OK.
Note In Word 2007 or in Word 2010, select the options that you want to apply to the
TOC in the Table of Contents dialog box, and then click OK.
Note If the text that is contained in your document is not marked to be included in a TOC, you
receive the following error message in your document instead of the TOC:
Error! No table of contents entries found.

Mark the Text to Include in the Table of Contents

The next step is to mark the text that you want to include in your TOC by using Lead-in
Emphasis with heading styles. Use one or more of the following methods to mark text that you
want to include in the TOC.