![]() But we'll just stick with the default for now. We could change this, for example, so that the Heading 5 Style is mapped to TOC level 4. So in other words, when Word builds our table of contents it includes any text that's formatted with heading styles one through four, and it assigns them to TOC levels one through four. This dialog box lets you determine what Word includes in the Table of Contents.īy default, Word maps the 4 levels we selected to the first 4 headings. Now for more options related to levels, click Options. ![]() Let's change that by changing the number next to Show levels to 4. You can also change the number of outline levels that are shown.īy default, a Table of Contents shows 3 levels - Headings 1, 2 and 3. Here you can choose a Tab leader, which are these dots that go between the table entry and page number. You can decide whether to include page numbers and hyperlinks. To build a Custom Table of Contents, you need to tell Word what you want, and this is where you do it. Now click where you want to add the TOC, open the Table of Contents gallery, and click Custom Table of Contents. That way you can be sure that everything gets deleted. The best way to do that is click Table of Contents and Remove Table of Contents. In this course, we'll go to the next level and create a Custom Automatic Table of Contents, and then add our own formatting. In the previous course, Introduction to Tables of Contents, we created a TOC by going to the REFERENCES tab, clicking Table of Contents, and selecting an Automatic Table of Contents.Īutomatic Tables of Contents, or TOCs, are easy to create, and you can update them automatically whenever you make a change to your document.Īll you have to do is click Update Table and Update entire table. Introduction to Tables of Contents (TOCs) ![]() To change the number of levels displayed in your Table of Contents, click Show levels, and then click the number of levels you want. To change the overall appearance of your Table of Contents, click the Formats list, and then click the format that you want. To add a dot leader, or dotted line, between each entry and its page number, click the Tab leader list, and then click the dotted line. You’ll see what they look like in the Print Preview and Web Preview areas. ![]() Make your changes in the Table of Contents dialog box. To build a Custom Table of Contents, you need to tell Word what you want, and this is where you do it.Ĭlick REFERENCES > Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents. Put the abstract on a separate page (page 2) and do not indent it.Delete the current TOC, click where you want to add the new TOC, open the Table of Contents gallery, and click Custom Table of Contents. Highlight title, author and institution, then click "Format," click "Paragraph" from the drop-down list and set alignment to "Centered." The default setting in Word will indent the first line of every paragraph five to seven spaces or a half inch.Ĭenter the title, author and institution on the title page with the running head at the top. Type the running head in all uppercase letters with a maximum of 50 characters. ![]() The header will be automatically left-justified. Type the running head in the header space, then click on page number. Click on "View" and then on "Header and Footers." Click on "File," then click on "Page Setup." Set margins at top, bottom, left and right for one inch and orientation to "Portrait." HeadersĬompose a running head (an abbreviated title) for your manuscript. Set line spacing for "Double." Double space everything in the text, title, headings, references and quotations.įormat margins. Click on "Format," then click on "Paragraph" on the drop-down list. Make sure the font color is set at "Automatic" and the underline style is set to "None."Ĭlick on "Character Spacing" and make sure that scale is 100 percent, spacing is "Normal" and position is "Normal."Ĭlick on "Text Effects" and make sure it is set at "None." Alignment, Spacing and Margins ![]()
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