HELP microsoft word

[historian]

Please anyonoe who knows how to insert table of contents in word xp pls pls explain it to me. I can only get so far then nada!!!!
thanks

[Iwasthere]

1. here

The easiest way to create a table of contents is to use the built-in outline-level (outline level: Paragraph formatting you can use to assign a hierarchical level (Level 1 through Level 9) to paragraphs in your document. For example, after you assign outline levels, you can work with the document in outline view or in the Document Map.) formats or heading styles (heading style: Formatting applied to a heading. Microsoft Word has nine different built-in styles: Heading 1 through Heading 9.). If you are already using outline-level formats or built-in heading styles, follow these steps:

1. Click where you want to insert the table of contents.
2. On the Insert menu, point to Reference, and click Index and Tables.
3. Click the Table of Contents tab.
4. To use one of the available designs, click a design in the Formats box.
5. Select any other table of contents options you want.

[historian]

4. thanks

but where i get lost is to find out how to put certain text under a certain heading. For example i want to make a table of contents as in a book with links to the actual text. It should look something like pdf documents with pages on the left. Is it possible to do something similar in word? I do appreciate your help

[Nite Owl]

2. I got no idea how to do that

but someone here might know if you don't get a reply in this forum:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=242t

The computer board DUer's know everything!

[Norrin Radd]

3. Try this link:

Microsoft Word XP
Generating a Table of Contents
http://www.uwec.edu/review/helpwork/WordXP/AUTO-toc.htm

If that doesn't help, ask your question here:

http://www.annoyances.org/

The people who post there can answer any Microsoft app related questions.

I hope that helps!

[Matariki]

5. not sure if this is the same for XP but...

go to 'insert' in the toolbar - select 'reference' then 'Index and Tables'. You get a dialog box - choose the 'Table of Contents' tab. Then select which/how many levels of headers you want to use as table of content items.

You probably need to have all your content formatted so that chapter headings (or whatever you want to use as table of content items) are formatted as headings. i.e. Heading 1, Heading 2, etc.

Hope that makes sense. PM me if you want more help.