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Contents

Introduction

Basic Functions

Creating a New File

Opening a File

Saving

Saving in a New Location

Saving in a New Format

Saving as a Web Page

Printing

Copying, Cutting, & Pasting

Formatting Documents

Pages

Margins

Columns

Fonts

Line Spacing & Alignment

Styles

Bulleted & Numbered Lists

Color

Borders & Shading

Vertical & Horizontal Rules

Headers, Footers, & Page Numbers

Working with Images & Other Objects

Tables

Text Boxes

Links

Charts & Graphs

Images

Animation, Audio, & Video

Tables of Contents

Using & Customizing Tools

Find Tool

Replace Tool

Highlight Tool

Spelling Tool

Grammar & Style Tool

Viewing Documents

Using "Outline View"

Using the Split-Window Tool

Making Comments

Inserting Comments

Viewing Comments

Editing & Deleting Comments

 

How to Use Your Word Processor

Creating Tables of Contents

Microsoft Word allows you to create a table of contents by using Word's built-in styles (heading 1, 2, 3, and so on), by using your own styles, or by marking locations within the document. To create a table of contents in Microsoft Word, follow these steps:

  1. Place your cursor at the point in your document where you want the table of contents to appear.
  2. Choose the INSERT > REFERENCE > INDEX AND TABLES command from the main menu to open the Index and Tables dialog box.
  3. Select the Table of Contents tab. You can now choose the format for your table of contents, select the styles you will use to build your table, and preview the appearance of the table in print and Web documents.

To learn how to create a table of contents without using styles, search for "table of contents" in Word's online help.

The Table of Contents Dialog
 
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