The table of contents page is an important part of writing papers, scientific papers, and thesis. This page is a guide to the location of the pages of a document with the aim of making it easier to find the content page you want to go to.
In addition to manually, now the table of contents can be created automatically in Microsoft Word, both on Windows, MacOS, and the web version. We have summarized several ways to automatically generate a table of contents from various sources, with explanations.
1. How to Create a Table of Contents with MS Word (Windows)
Make sure that you have finished working on document creation
Click the "References" menu and select the "Table of Contents" option.
In the options that appear, click the "Automatic Table 1" format.
Microsoft Word will automatically create a table of contents containing sub-headings on each page along with descriptions.
If you want to add or update the contents of a document, the table of contents must also be updated.
To do this, simply click "References > Update Table" and choose between "Update page numbers only" or "Update entire table" options.
The "Update page numbers only" option works to update page numbers only without making changes to the title text.
Meanwhile, "Update entire table" allows you to update the entire table of contents, including the pages and title texts that were recently added to the body of the previous document.
If there are missing entries in the table of contents, please click the "Home > Style > Heading 1" menu.
Enter the title text name as well as the desired page.
2. How to Create a Table of Contents with MS Word (MacOS)
To do this, simply click "References > Update Table" and choose between the option "Update page numbers only" or "Update entire table"
The "Update page numbers only" option works to update page numbers only without making changes to the title text
Meanwhile, "Update entire table" allows you to update the entire table of contents, including the pages and title texts that were recently added to the body of the previous document.
Click "References > Table of Contents > Auto Contents" and the table of contents will appear automatically.
3. How to Create a Table of Contents with MS Word (Web)
To create a table of contents, simply click the "References > Table of Contents > Insert Table of Contents" menu.
Next, Word will display a table of contents that makes a caption for the title text along with the number of pages listed
If you want to add or update the contents of a document, the table of contents must also be updated
Click "References > Update Table of Contents" and the table of contents will be updated automatically.
