Automatic table of contents in Microsoft Word
- You open Word and navigate to the tab "references".
- In the upper left corner you find the button "table of contents".
- Click with the mouse to the place you want to insert the directory and select the "Automatic directory".
- You will now only see the Heading "content". How to fill out the directory, we will show you in the next step.

Automatic table of contents in Word
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Word: Automatic table of contents, Headings to use
- After you have inserted the table of contents, click on the tab "Start".
- The format of the templates you will find two default templates with the name "Heading 1 & 2"
- To transfer your existing Headings in the table of contents, select the Heading and click on the style "Heading 1".
- To the Heading to add a sub-bullet point, select "Heading 2".
- Complete, navigate to your table of contents and click on "update TOC".
- Tip: How to use the styles of the Headings, adjust can, we show you in the next tip.

Word: Headers into the automatic table of contents
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