What is table of contents and how to create a table of contents in Microsoft Word?

The table of contents is an organized listing of your document's chapters, sections and, often, figures, clearly labelled by page number. Readers should be able to look at your table of contents page and understand immediately how your paper is organized, enabling them to skip to any relevant section or sub-section.

To create a table of contents in Microsoft Word, do the following:- 

1. Apply the built-in Heading styles to the headings in your text. 

2. In Word word click the Reference Tab. 

3. Click on the Table of Contents Tab drop down arrow under the table of contents group. 

4. Select any built in table of contents. This will automatically apply in our documents.