Preparing headers Before you insert the table of contents, you will need to apply heading styles to the pages on your document, which will then be used by Word to formulate the table itself.

Word's table of contents, by default, has no formatting. You can add formatting directly, but you'll have to reapply it every time you update the table. Instead, learn how to modify the table's ...

Luckily Microsoft Word has a built-in feature that can do just that! With its automatic table of contents tool, you can create a dynamic, clickable outline of your document in just a few steps.

How to use a lower-level heading to add the appendix entry in Word As mentioned earlier, Word includes Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3 headings in the table of contents by default.

Launch Microsoft Word. Before you insert a table into the Word document, click the Layout tab, click the Orientation button in the Page Setup group, and select Landscape.