Inserting a Table of Contents in a Word Document

You have different options for marking your table of contents entries in Word 2007. In the Table of Contents box, click Options. The Table of Contents Options box opens.

If you're working from an outline, select Outline levels.

You can also build your table of contents from styles. Select Styles in the Table of Contents Options box. Then, use the Available styles box to specify the styles that you will use to mark table of contents entries. Just enter the table of contents level for a style in the TOC level column.

Finally, you can mark table of contents entries manually. Just select Table of entry fields in the Table of Contents Options box.

Note: If you choose, you can use a combination of some or all of these marking options.

Once you've specified your table of contents options, click OK. Then, click OK in the Table of Contents box to close it. Your table of contents will appear in your document.