Dynamic Table of Contents in Word (How The Experts Do It)

The 'No Fluff' guide to building a dynamic Table of Contents in Word.
(TOPIC TIME CODES & SHOW NOTES are listed below).

In this video you'll see exactly how to build a table of contents in Word that updates and reflects changes made in your document, thesis or report.

From setting up and formatting headings (inc. multilevel headings) to building, modifying and updating your table of contents, this comprehensive video leaves no stone unturned.

You'll discover which settings are important and which you can leave alone. It even covers how to format your Table of Contents' quickly and efficiently.

😃 TIME CODES (click the link to go directly to that spot in the video)
(0:00) Who is this video for?
(0:20) Why you need to listen carefully
(0:35) The CORRECT way to build a dynamic Table of Contents (TOC)
(1:30) Apply the Heading styles
(2;25) An interesting fact about styles
(2:50) A VERY IMPORTANT styling attribute
(4:22) The quickest way to add multilevel numbering to your headings
(5:26) How to build the Table of Contents and an exposition of the TOC options available and my recommendations
(7:13) How to format the Table of Contents while you are building them.
(7:57) Our VERY IMPORTANT styling attribute (again)
(8:17) How to create a TOC from your custom styles instead of the standard Heading styles
(9:06) Update the TOC content (to reflect changes in the document)
(10:16) Update the TOC positioning
(11:17) Update the TOC formatting
(11:48) Change the level of the document content (including a quick tip to promote and demote text), then reflect those changes in the Table of Contents

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😃 USEFUL LINKS:
A deep dive into setting up your Word Styles:
   • Deep Dive Into MICROSOFT WORD STYLES ...  

How to reuse your custom styles in other documents:
   • How To Copy Word Styles Between Docum...  

How to set up multilevel numbering in Word from scratch:
   • How To Create Multilevel Numbering In...  

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