There is a feature provided by MS Word that lets you create an Table of Contents for your Word document automatically.
To use this feature for other documents there are two steps involved,
1. Prepare your document for a table of contents (here you have to highlight which text
in your document will appear in the table of contents please read the rest of the article
to know how to do this.)
2. Insert the automatic table of contents in your document.
To achieve this please use following steps
For MS Word 2003
Prepare your document for a table of contents :
1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and click Outlining.
2. Select the first heading that you want to appear in the table of contents.
3. On the Outlining toolbar, select the outline level that you want to associate with the selected paragraph.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each heading that you want to include in the table of contents.
Insert the automatic table of contents :
5. Click where you want to insert the table of contents.
6. Go to Insert >> Reference >> Index and Tables
7. Click the Table of Contents tab.
8. To use one of the available designs, click a design in the Formats box.
9. Select any other table of contents options you want.
10. Press Update TOC
11. Choose Update the whole documents and not just the page. In this case it will update
the page numbers in the Index and Tables.
For MS Word 2007
Prepare your document for a table of contents :
1. Select the first heading that you want to appear in the table of contents.
2. Click anywhere within the text, and then, on the Home tab in the Styles group, click the
Heading 1, Heading 2, or Heading 3 style. The text becomes a heading. The heading numbers
correspond to outline levels: Heading 3 is a sub-level of Heading 2, which is a sub-level of
Heading 1. Your choice of heading number depends on how you want to organize your document.
3. Continue writing your document and adding headings using the built-in heading styles.
Insert the automatic table of contents :
4. Go to References Ribbon >> Table of Contents
5. Click Insert Table of Contents
6. To use one of the available designs, click a design in the Formats box.
7. Select any other table of contents options you want.
8. Press Update TOC
9. Choose Update the whole documents and not just the page. In this case it will update
the page numbers in the Index and Tables.
To use this feature for other documents there are two steps involved,
1. Prepare your document for a table of contents (here you have to highlight which text
in your document will appear in the table of contents please read the rest of the article
to know how to do this.)
2. Insert the automatic table of contents in your document.
To achieve this please use following steps
For MS Word 2003
Prepare your document for a table of contents :
1. On the View menu, point to Toolbars, and click Outlining.
2. Select the first heading that you want to appear in the table of contents.
3. On the Outlining toolbar, select the outline level that you want to associate with the selected paragraph.
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each heading that you want to include in the table of contents.
Insert the automatic table of contents :
5. Click where you want to insert the table of contents.
6. Go to Insert >> Reference >> Index and Tables
7. Click the Table of Contents tab.
8. To use one of the available designs, click a design in the Formats box.
9. Select any other table of contents options you want.
10. Press Update TOC
11. Choose Update the whole documents and not just the page. In this case it will update
the page numbers in the Index and Tables.
For MS Word 2007
Prepare your document for a table of contents :
1. Select the first heading that you want to appear in the table of contents.
2. Click anywhere within the text, and then, on the Home tab in the Styles group, click the
Heading 1, Heading 2, or Heading 3 style. The text becomes a heading. The heading numbers
correspond to outline levels: Heading 3 is a sub-level of Heading 2, which is a sub-level of
Heading 1. Your choice of heading number depends on how you want to organize your document.
3. Continue writing your document and adding headings using the built-in heading styles.
Insert the automatic table of contents :
4. Go to References Ribbon >> Table of Contents
5. Click Insert Table of Contents
6. To use one of the available designs, click a design in the Formats box.
7. Select any other table of contents options you want.
8. Press Update TOC
9. Choose Update the whole documents and not just the page. In this case it will update
the page numbers in the Index and Tables.