Select Custom table of contents. Use the settings to show, hide, and align page numbers, add or change the tab leader, set formats, and specify how many levels of headings to show.

Click where you want to insert the table of contents – usually near the beginning of a document. Select References > Table of Contents and then choose an Automatic Table of Contents style from the list.

Click where you want to insert the table of contents – usually near the beginning of a document. Select References > Table of Contents and then choose an Automatic Table of Contents style from the list.

You can create a table of figures, for example, a list of illustrations that are included in your document, by applying style to figure captions, and then use those captions to build a table of figures.

Note: Manually created tables (not created automatically from the headings), can't be updated by Word. You'll need to manually type your changes in the table of contents.

The formatting will be added to each new line until you change the leader. To change the formatting so no leader appears, follow these steps and choose none under Leader.

Using heading styles means you can also quickly build a table of contents, reorganize your document, and reformat its design without having to manually change each heading's text.

Create, edit, and format a table of authorities, mark citations, and delete items from the table.

Convert your text into a table, a table back into text, and choose separation characters and formatting.

Go to References > Table of Contents. Select Remove Table of Contents.. To learn how Word can quickly insert a table of contents for you, see Create a table of contents.