Finalizing a Table of Contents

Putting the Finishing Touches on a Table of Contents

If you switch to Print Layout view, you will notice that the Table of Contents is on the same page as the outline. You will want to insert a page break between the Table of Contents and the rest of the business plan.

To insert a page break, position the cursor at the end of the Table of Contents. Click Insert]]Break. In the Break dialog box, select Page break and click OK. This ensures that the document will begin on a new page. The break will not appear in Outline view.

As you work on the document, Word may not update the page numbers or headings in the Table of Contents. This is normal. Word will make the appropriate changes when you print the document.

If it is important to you that the Table of Contents is updated as you work, you can tell Word to update it. On the Outline toolbar, click Update TOC. The Update Table of Contents dialog box appears.

You will have two choices on what to update. Chose Update page numbers only if you only want to update the page numbers. If you’ve made changes to the headings, select Update entire table. Click OK.