How to write a table of contents in word

[officeMan]

Hi I have problems to accommodate my table of contents in word.

1
Intorduction.......................................................................................5
1.1 Intorduction into
topic..................................................................5
1.2 Motivation und objective
target...................................................6
1.3 Structure of the
work.................................................................... 7

The first item is given in my document. I want to create further sub-items.
The problem is that the page numbers 5 in 1st and 2nd line and 6 and 7 at the
right side are not straight lined.
My question: Is there any function to create the dots after "topic",
"target", "work" automatically that the page numbers at the end of every line
are straight lined?

Thanks in Advance

Br
Ugur

 

[Stefan Blom]

Are you creating the TOC manually, by typing? If so, don't. Assuming that you
have been using heading styles consistently, you can add a table of contents
which can be updated as you edit the document.

On the other hand, if you are using Word's TOC feature, adjust the tab stop
positions for the TOC styles. Since those styles, by default, are set to update
automatically, you should be able to just drag the tab stops on the ruler into
position.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

As Stefan says, the best way to create a TOC is to use Word's built-in
feature to do this (see
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/toc/CreateATOC.html). But if you continue to
build it by hand, see http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/NumberAlignment.htm
(Word 2003 and earlier) or
http://sbarnhill.mvps.org/WordFAQs/NumberAlignment2007.htm, as appropriate.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Stefan Blom]

I can't imagine that anyone who has read an article on (semi-)automatic TOCs
would go on creating TOCs manually?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I confess that some of the documents I revise annually still have manual
TOCs because (a) the use of headings is haphazard (some headings are
included, others at the same level not), and (b) the page numbers change
only minimally from year to year. These documents are "yearbooks" of various
societies that list the members, officers, committees, bylaws, etc. The
originals were created many years ago (when I was less expert <g>), and
revisions each year are minimal; going back and "doing it right" would
result in no apparent difference in the end result but would cost the client
a good bit more.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[Stefan Blom]

Good point.

 

[EliMar]

A very cool feature in word that allows you to insert with one click title, headings and table of content, and after that all you must do is write your content: