Creating a table of contents in Word

This is the answer already provided on April 11, 2008!
https://forums.commentcamarche.net/forum/affich-5881027-creation-du-sommaire-sous-word#2

Hello ALL-1,

"It is essential to choose indexed styles such as "Heading 1", "Heading 2", etc."
Not at all "essential".
There are at least 4 techniques to generate an automatic table of contents:

1. Using predefined styles as you pointed out as well as Lazkike. It's the basic method, which has the merit of being simple (when you don't know any others ;-).

2. Using completely custom styles named as we like, provided that in their "Format" | "Paragraph", a "Hierarchy level" (from 1 to 9 corresponding to the 9 levels accepted in a table of contents) is indicated. This avoids using the generic styles in Word, which often create chaos when copying/pasting from one document to another.

3. Directly using the hierarchy level, without even creating styles. This can be done as mentioned in point 2 or from the [References] tab | "Add text". Very useful when you want to add a title that doesn't have the same look as the others, like an "Editorial", "Preamble", "Appendices", and you don't want to create a style just for one item.

4. Using the field code { TC... } (obtained with [Alt] [Shift] [O]) to designate an entry in the table of contents. Practical for unstructured documents.

There is no expiration date on this subject ;-)

C-Claire