Creating Table of

Contents
 Objectives
⬤What is TOC

⬤Hierarchy of Table of Contents

⬤Creation of Table of Contents

⬤Customization of Table of Contents

 Definition of Table of Contents

A Table of Contents (TOC) is a list or index found at the beginning of a document, book, of
publication. Its purpose is to provide readers with a structured outline of the document's
contents, typically organized by section, chapter, or topic, along with the corresponding
page numbers.
In OpenOffice Writer, a TOC (Table of Contents) is a feature that automatically generates a
list of contents or headings in a document, along with their corresponding page numbers.
This list is typically placed at the beginning of a document and serves as a quick reference
guide for readers to locate specifc sections or chapters within the document.
 Hierarchy of Heading

Headings enhance the readability of documents and make them more presentable. these can be applied
to different levels.
● Heading
● Sub heading
● Sub - Sub heading
By default, OpenOffice Writer provides Ten-10 Heading of styles, Heading1, Heading2,
……..Heading10.
OpenOffice Writer does provide a variety of heading styles that you can use to structure your
document. These heading styles are typically organized in a hierarchical manner, allowing you to
create sections, subsections, and sub-subsections with different levels of emphasis.
 Steps to Create a TOC
Step 1: Create a document in the OpenOffice Writer.
Step 2: Save the document
Step 3: Open the document, set the heading in a document with different levels
like Heading1, Heading2, Heading3 etc., from Styles & Formatting Window.
Step 4: Now place the cursor where the table of contents had to be placed.
Step 5: Select the option Insert Indexes and Tables Indexes and
Tables
Step 6: Insert Index/Table dialog box is displayed. Click OK option.
The document will be displayed with the default settings from the window and the
Table of Contents will be updated in the writer, Click Ok.
The Table of Contents can be updated in the document and can also be modified
later.
To see with the other options right click on the
Table of Contents in the document and
Index/Table dialog box is opened with five
options. They are:
● Index / Table
● Entries
● Styles
● Columns
● Background
Now, let's see how to Edit Index or Table. Right click on the Table
of Contents and give the title name and the updated title will be
displayed in the Writer document.
In the document we can also add additional style other than the heading can also be updated.
The updated Table will be displayed with the changes made by the user.
• Click on the Index/table window and we can see an option “Protected against Manual
changes” option.
• If the above option is Selected, it means that the user cannot edit the Table of Contents
manually. If the user wants to do any changes also, a pop up will be displayed which says that
the user cannot change the contents.
• If the option is deselected, it means that the user can edit the Table of Contents manually.
 In this window, we have an option “for” and “Evaluate up to level” where the user has the option to
update the heading up to 10 levels. The user can also restrict the viewing of Table of Contents to certain
levels only.

If you observe the above two images, in the Picture 1, we can observe that all the Table of Contents are displayed where
as in Picture 2 only
The next option we have is the Additional option as “Additional Styles”, it displays the Assign
Styles window, where the user has “Assign Style” Styles.
This will be useful for the user to change from the heading to Content.
The user also has an option to fill the Table of Contents with a different color or you can select the
option as “No Fill”. Instead of Color, even the user can use the picture for Table of Contents.
In the above 3 pictures we can see the Table of Contents with Image as a background. Table of Contents
with no Color and Table of Contents with a background color.
The Table of Contents can be displayed in columns. To do this
• Select the Table of Contents list
• Select Index/Table
• Go to Columns Tab and here the user can select the columns. Table of Contents will be displayed as
follows.
 Styles in Table of Contents
User can give different colors for different headings. User can also give
different colors even in the Table of Contents. The borders can also be
applied to the Table of Contents and will be displayed as follows
To do this,
• Click on the Table of Contents
• Right click and select Edit/Table option from the list
• Insert Table/Index window is displayed
From the Assignment Group on the right pane of the window select the
level as well as the
paragraph style and if the user wants to assign different colors for the Table
of Contents it will be applied as displayed as below.
 Applying Hyperlinks to the Table of Contents

Hyperlinks can also be created for the Table of Contents.

To do this,
• Right click and select Edit/Table window.
• Select the entries tab

The structure consists of 5 parts.

They are E as Entry, E# as Chapter Name, T as Tab Stop, # as Page
Number, LS as Start of the Hyperlink and LE as End of the
Hyperlink.
Link will be created and a hyperlink is created and will be
redirected to the respective page as follows.
 Steps to create / Insert hyperlink in TOC

Step 1: On the structure line, place the cursor in the

white field to the left of the E# button.
Step 2: Click the hyperlink button, As LS button,
representing the start of the hyperlink, appears on the
structure line.
Step 3: On the structure line, place the cursor in the white field
to the right of the E button.
Step 4: Click the hyperlink button again, An LE button, representing the end of the hyperlink, appears on the structure
line.
 Essential Terms
• Table of Contents can be written in a hierarchical method for the headings available in the document.

• The user can restrict the viewing of Table of Contents to certain levels only.

• The user also has an option to fill the Table of Contents with a different color or can also select Option of “No Fill”

Key Points to Remember

1. There are three levels of heading. They are Heading, Sub Heading and Sub-Sub heading.

2. The Table of Contents can be updated in the document and can also be modified later.

3. Additional Styles displays the Assign Styles window, where the user has “Assign Style” Styles.

4. The borders can also be applied to the Table of Contents and will be displayed.
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 Multiple Choice Questions
1. ___________feature in OpenOffice Writer allows user to build an automated table of content from headings in their
document. [ ]
a. Template b. Table of content c. Default document d. All of these
2. ___________ tab is used to set the attributes of table of contents. [ ]
a. Entries b. Styles c. Background d. Index/Table
3. Karthik is a writer. He has just completed writing his book using Writer software. Now he wants to add a page which will
contain the title of each chapter and its respective page number. Suggest the feature that can be used to do this task.
[ ]
a. Mail merge b. Templates c. Styles d. Table of contents
4. With every new change or addition or deletion in the headings of a document, what should one do immediately?
[
]
a. Delete old TOC b. Create new TOC from scratch
c. Update TOC d. Do nothing, Writer will automatically update.
 Fill in the blanks
1. The list containing all the chapters/sections/titles along with their page numbers is known as ______________
2. When a document has a TOC with clearly defined levels of headings, it is said to have ________ of headings.
3. The default numbers of levels of headings in a Writer TOC is ___________________________

Short Answer Type Questions

1. What is a Table of contents?
2. Is hierarchy of headings related to TOC? How?
3. Write steps to create a TOC in writer.
4. How to add or delete the title for the table of content?
5. What do you understand by hierarchy of headings?
6. How to add or delete background to the table of contents?

Long Answer Type Questions

1. How creating/maintaining table of contents in OpenOffice Writer(Built-in format) is done? Is hierarchy of headings related to TOC?
How?
2. Describe Auto fit options in the table in OpenOffice Writer?
 Lab Exercise
1. Creating a Simple Table of Contents:
• Use headings with different styles (Heading 1, Heading 2) to structure your document.
• Insert a table of contents using the Insert > Indexes and Tables menu.
• Learn to update the table of contents when you change your document.
• Experiment with different formatting options for the table of contents.
2. Creating Multi-Level Table of Contents:
• Include subheadings (Heading 3) and further levels if needed.
• Customize the table of contents to display specific levels and styles.
• Set page numbers for different levels of headings
3. Creating a Dynamic Table of Contents:
• Use hyperlinks to link entries in the table of contents to the corresponding sections in the document.
• Learn about bookmarking and cross-referencing to create dynamic navigation elements.
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