Insert an Automatic Table of Contents in Microsoft Word

This short Microsoft Word tutorial covers inserting an automatic table of contents. The creator explains that the number of heading styles you apply controls the number of levels in the table: two different heading styles produce two levels, and three produce three. It also shows where to change the number of levels, through References, then Table of Contents, then Custom Table of Contents. No Word version is stated.

How to Insert Table of Contents in Word | Microsoft Word ⏩, by Quick Look on YouTube. 2 min 14 s.

Video length
2 min 14 s
Time to do it
Varies
Difficulty
Easy
Steps
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What this tutorial covers

  • Applying two different heading styles produces a two-level table of contents; applying three different heading styles produces a three-level one.
  • To choose how many levels appear, open References, then Table of Contents, then Custom Table of Contents, and select the required level in the dialog box.

Prerequisites

  • Apply two different heading styles for a two-level table of contents, or three different heading styles for a three-level one.

Limits and exclusions

  • The creator does not name a specific Microsoft Word version or platform for this demonstration.
  • The video runs about 2 minutes, and no chapter timestamps are supplied, so the level-selection step cannot be located at a specific point in the video.

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