I'll use Word 2013, but you can use exactly the same method in Word 2010 or Word 2007.

In this post I will show you how to create a table of contents in Word in an automatic way and also how to update it just in a few clicks. You could create a table of contents manually, but it would be a real waste of time. Luckily, Word allows you to create a table of contents, making it easy to refer to the relevant sections of your document, and therefore it is a must-do task for document writers. Depending on the project, it might be dozens or even hundreds of pages long! When you have such a big document with chapters and subchapters it turns out to be very hard to navigate in the document searching for necessary information. It could be an academic paper or a lengthy report. I am sure that everyone who reads this article right now had to deal with a really long document in Microsoft Word at least once in their lives. Also, I'll show you how to make your document look good using Word's built-in heading styles and the multilevel list option. You will learn how to insert a table of contents into your document, modify and update it just in a few clicks. If you are a document writer, this article will be very useful for you.

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