How to make content in the word?

About the program

Microsoft word or, as this program is more often called, simply Word - a word processor, which is designed for viewing, creating and editing text documents of various formats. This program is one of the most popular for working with texts. One can for sure say that Word is on any computer and almost on any mobile device. This program will help you not only during work, but also in studies, and even in entertainment. However, before submitting an essay or simply writing an essay, you may need to learn how to make content in Word. The presence of a neatly designed table of contents is a prerequisite for the successful delivery of work. We will try to understand this issue.

Auto-selectable table of contents

Your essay or diploma project is ready, and now it remains only to properly issue it. Of course, it is necessary to make content to facilitate the examining work. Often the availability of a table of contents is a prerequisite for the submission of an abstract or test paper. Without it, your work simply will not be accepted for verification.

If you care about how to make content in Word, you can type it by hand, gently hammering headers and numbering pages. However, it should be noted that this process will take you a long time. In addition, not always this table of contents will look neat enough.

The Microsoft Word program has the function of creating an auto-assembled table of contents (content) for the work. However, if you think that making content in Word is very simple, then you are mistaken. This is not as simple as it might seem at first glance.

Stages

Open the necessary work and click on the "Links" tab in the top line, place the mouse cursor on the place in the text where the title of the chapter or paragraph resides.

1. We find in the "Links" tab the button "Add text", which is located in the first column on the right, and select the required level of the table of contents (content). There are three levels in total, which will allow you to create the most detailed table of contents. As a rule, chapters and sections relate to the first level, sub-chapters to the second level, paragraphs to the third level. If you need more levels, then you can add others.
2. We check all the text of the work and do all the same actions with all the chapters, parts and paragraphs.
3. Then we return to the second page of your essay, course or diploma work. Here will be the table of contents.
4. On the "Links" tab on the left, click on "Table of Contents", browse and select the required format. You can choose a table of contents without filler (without dots), with filler. You can even make a manual table of contents. Then you will be required to enter the title of the chapters yourself. Now the question of how to make content in Word can be considered almost solved.
5. A table of contents appeared on the work page. We carefully review it, check the work again, tighten the chapters of the thesis or abstract to the very beginning of the pages, align the text. Also do not forget to save work periodically, so as not to lose the changes made.
6. Just in case, we update the table of contents. To do this, click on the right button on the gray "Table of Contents" field and then select the item called "Refresh Field".
7. We can either update the table of contents completely, if there was an error somewhere, and update only the page numbers. We choose the necessary item.
8. And now we can say that we know exactly how to make content in Word.

We considered the steps to create a table of contents in Word 2010, if you do not know how to make content in Word 2003, then everything is about the same. Only we give the text not levels, but we perform it as headings of the corresponding level.