How To Insert a Table of Contents

One of the things to do before publishing your book is to format it properly. To format your book the right way, you must know how to insert a table of contents. If you are using Amazon Kindle, for instance, it means your book has to be ready in digital form for users of various kinds of devices.

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Of course, you are aware that people’s attention span online is very brief. So, nobody really has the luxury of time when it comes to visiting websites or reading books online. Having a table of contents makes things easier for everyone.

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Why You Need a Table of Contents

A Table of Contents is important because it shows readers at a glance where to find what in your book. Having a well-formatted table of contents or List of Chapters makes it easy to click on a chapter, heading, subheading or any special topic included on the list and be redirected to the page automatically, without having to search for the location manually.

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How to Add a Table of Contents

The summary of the above video includes the following:

1.?Highlight any information or heading you want to include in your table of contents, then go to “Home” or right-click and then click on “Styles.”

2.?Choose “Heading 1” or “Heading 2.” You can as well choose “Subtitle”

3.?Repeat the above steps for every Chapter, Title, Subtitle, etc. that should be in the Table of Contents.

4.?In some cases, you may need to go to the menu bar and click on “References” after step 2 above. Click on “Add Text”

5.?After adding everything you need, go to the page and the spot where you need the table to be and write “Table of Contents.” Place your cursor on the next line below it.

6. Go back to “References” and click on “Table of Contents” and then “Custom Table of Contents.”

7.?Choose from the available options – Classic, Distinctive, Fancy, Modern, Formal, or Simple.

8.?Remember to tick the box “Use hyperlinks instead of page numbers” and other relevant boxes. Click the OK box.

9.?If you add anything to the table or make any changes to it, go back to “References’ and click on “Update Table” and the changes will reflect automatically.

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