writing assignments like a research
paper
or an annual report can become long
and uneasy to manage a table of contents
can add structure to your document
and help readers find what they're
looking for a table of contents can be
used in printed materials such as a book
or a magazine
it also provides easy navigation when
the document is printed
as a pdf or a word file
to create a table of contents you'll
need to use headings
just highlight the title of a section
click the styles menu
and select a heading once you've done
this for every section
click where you want the table of
contents to go
then click insert hover on table of
contents
and select the layout style one layout
has blue links
while the other shows page numbers
however
they both work the same so let's choose
the page number layout
and here it is feel free to edit and
format the text as you please
if you'd like to go to a particular
section
click it then click the link in the box
to add a new section just create a new
heading
then scroll up click the table of
contents
and select the refresh icon
you can also right-click the table of
contents
and use the menu to update or delete it
not every big document needs a table of
contents
but if your google doc feels hard to
navigate and you can't find what you're
looking for
you should give this feature a try
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