How to make a table of contents in Word 2016

For multi-page Word documents, reports, dissertations, etc., to easily summarize the main contents of such a long document, you need to create the table of contents automatically. Automatic indexing not only helps you summarize the main content but it also helps you easily find the content you want to see. If you do not know how to make an automatic table of contents in Word, please refer to the article on how to make a table of contents below.

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Here is how to make automatic table of contents in Word 2016, with Word 2007, 2010, 2013 you do the same.

Create Heading in Word

Using headings, you will easily create a table of contents and manage your Word document, first you need to format the headings:

In the Home tab , in the Styles section, select the Styles extension icon as shown below or the combination of Alt + Ctrl + Shift + S.

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You just use the Heading 1 to Heading 6, depending on the document in Word 2016's you how many levels, the type of style the other you can hide bar Styles by moving the mouse to the right name Style appearance opposite triangle, then click and select Remove from Style Gallery .

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If your Styles do not show enough from Heading 1 to Heading 6, select the icon as shown below to open Manage Styles .

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Here you select the Recommend tab , next select from Heading 1 to Heading 6 and select Show then select OK .

Note: In the process of creating Heading, if you only want to create Heading for the only Word document you are creating, select Only in this document and if you want to create Heading for all newly created Word documents next time then choose New documents based on this template.

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So in the dialog box Styles has appeared fully Heading that you choose, next you need to format for each Heading .

Heading format in Word

Below will guide you to format 1 Heading, the following Heading you format similar. Note that you can format as you like, but to make Word documents more beautiful and harmonious, you should set the same format for Heading .

First, click on the inverted triangle icon next to the Heading name (eg format for Heading 1) -> Modify.

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Modify Style window appears, select the font, font size, font style, font color, alignment . in the Formatting section .

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To format Paragraph you choose Format -> Paragraph.

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Paragraph window appears you set in the Spacing , the distance with the previous paragraph ( before ), the space with the following paragraph ( after ), line spacing ( line spacing ) in accordance with your document. After setting up, select OK to close Paragraph , click OK to close Modify Style.

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You format continue with the following Heading similar to above.

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Add Heading to headings in Word

First, press Ctrl + F to open the Navigation dialog , in the Headings tab you will see the Heading when you add the heading.

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For large items like I, II, III . then you put Heading 1, and the smaller items 1.1, 1.2, 1.3 . then you put Heading 2, section 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3 . then put Heading 3, .

Add Heading by clicking on the item to add for example 'CHAPTER I .' as shown below and selecting Heading 1 in Styles on the Home tab , or you can select Heading 1 right in the Styles panel you have just set.

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Where you do it, the Headings tab of the Navigation will display there, next to section 1.1 select Heading 2, you also do the same, select the mouse on the 1.1 line and then click Heading 2, the Navigation box will appear the Heading 2 you just added.

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Similarly, you drag the text down and add Heading to all word document headings.

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Numbering pages for Word documents

Select Insert -> Page Number -> choose the position and type of page numbering .

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If you want to number the page from any page you refer to the detailed instructions here http://TipsMake.vn/cach-danh-so-trang-tu-trang-bat-ky-trong-word-2016 /

Create table of contents automatically in Word

After adding Heading and page numbering, you make automatic table of contents by placing the cursor on the page you want to create the table of contents automatically, then select the References tab -> Table of Contents -> select the section template Table of Contents automatically (if you want to create your own table of contents automatically, select Custom Table of Contents ).

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The table of contents will be created according to the headings you have set.

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To delete the table of contents automatically you select the table of contents, you select the icon as shown below and select Remove Table of Contents (or choose References -> Table of Contents -> Remove Table of Contents ).

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If you want to update the table of contents because the editing process has changed the page order of the headings, select the entire table of contents and select Update Table (or select References -> Update Table tab in Table of Contents). ).

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To move to the content you want, just press Ctrl + click on the table of contents you want to see, Word will automatically scroll down to the page containing the part you choose. If you can not do it, you need to install in Word Options as follows:

Select File -> Options.

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In Word Options -> Advanced -> check the box Use CTRL + Click to follow hyperlink , finally click OK to save.

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So you have created a table of contents in Word 2016 using Heading, if you do not want to use Heading, you can refer to how to create another automatic table of contents here http://TipsMake.vn/cach -tao-muc-tu-dong-in-word-2016 /

Good luck!