How to build a table of contents by using custom styles in Word 2002 and Word 2003 (291280)

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a table of contents by using custom styles in Microsoft Word 2002 and Microsoft Office Word 2003. Creating a table of contents in Word is a two-step process. The first step is to mark the text that you want Word to include in the table of contents. The second step is to build the table of contents.

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Mark the Text

Use either of the following methods to apply a custom style to text.

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Method 1: Use the Menu

1. Select the text that you want to include in the table of contents.
2. On the Format menu, click Styles and Formatting.
3. In the Styles and Formatting task pane, click the custom style that you want to use for the item that you want to appear in the table of contents.

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Method 2: Use the Toolbar

• If the text already exists in the document, select the text that you want to use in the table of contents. On the Formatting toolbar, click the Style list arrow, and then select the custom style that you want to use.
• If you are in the process of creating the document, choose the custom style that you want to use from the Style list on the Formatting toolbar. Type the text that you want to include in the table of contents. Insert a paragraph mark, and then use the Style list to return to the style used in the body of your document.

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Build the Table of Contents

1. Place the insertion point where you want the table of contents to appear.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Reference, and then click Index and Tables.
3. Select the Table of Contents tab.
4. In the Formats list, select the format that you want to use.
5. Click Options. A list of all the styles used in the document appears under Available styles.
6. Note the style that you used to mark the text. In the TOC level column, type the level number that you want. Typically, this number is 1.
   
   NOTE: To remove the Heading styles (Heading 1, Heading 2, and so on), delete the number in the TOC level column. This removes the check mark to the left of the style name.
7. Click OK two times.

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