If you're happy for Word to do the legwork, click on either Automatic Table 1 or Automatic Table 2. The new table will now magically appear in the desired place. To use the contents, hold CTRL, and click on the entry you want to jump to. Don't worry if you make changes to the document and move sections around. For now, let's make a title for a table of contents called ''How to Create a Table of Contents.''. To make this the official title of the document, we have to select all the desired text, then go In the "References" section at the top, locate the Table of Contents group. Click the arrow next to the Table of Contents icon and select "Custom Table of Contents.". Here, you can select which levels of headings you would like to include. You can also make manual adjustments to each level by clicking the Modify button. So, for your example, I add a paragraph, type Table of Contents, and apply the TOC Heading paragraph style. On the References tab of the ribbon, in the Table of Contents group, select Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents. In the Table of Contents dialog box, select Options. In the Table of Contents Options dialog box, select the Table Step 1: Choose to Insert a Custom Table. Back in the References tab, choose the Table of Contents menu once again. From the Table of Contents options, select Custom Table of Contents. A table of contents dialog box will appear. This is where you can specify the parameters of your custom table. Table of Contents entries use nine levels of the pre-defined TOC styles (TOC 1, TOC 2, etc.) for formatting.All TOC styles extend the Body style of the document theme, but each TOC style has a specific indent and spacing settings. By default, Word uses the styles defined in the template attached to the document (by default, the template is normal.dotx): Once you have your headings, you can create the table of contents. Click the section of your Word document where you want the table of contents to appear. It's typically near the beginning of your document, but you may place it after a title page or dedication. Click the "References" tab at the top of your Word document, then click "Table of Go to the References tab. Select Table of Contents and choose one of the automatic styles. For Word 2003 and earlier, select Insert > Reference > Tables and Indexes, then select the Table of Contents option. The table of contents appears in the location you selected. How to Update the Table of Contents UffP.