How$to$Create$a$Table$of$Contents$Manually$in$Word$
*Note&that&Word&does&have&an&automatic&TOC&function.&However,&it&is&very&difficult&to&change&the&formatting&to&match&what&is&
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1.&Copy&and&paste&headings&from&text.&&
2.&Tab&and&add&a&page&number&after&each&heading.&(You&will&have&someth ing &like&the &
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3.&Set&margins&(1.5”&on&left,&1”&on&right&and&bottom,&2”&on&top&of&first&page).&
4.&Add&dot&leaders&by&doing&the&following:&
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Enter&6”&in&the&Tab&stop&position&field.&Then&click&“Right”&and&option&2&under&Leader.&Click&“Set.”&&
Enter&.5”&in&the&Tab&stop&position&field.&Click&“Left”&and&option&1&none&under&Leader.&Click&“Set”&and&“OK”.&(If&you&have&
second&and&third-lev el&h e a din g s ,&do &th e &s ame&for&1 ”&a n d &1 .5” .)&&
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Now,&align&the&headings&by&tabbing&appropriately.&Chapter&titles&(not&numbers),&first-level&he ad in g s,&L is t&o f&T a ble s ,&Lis t&o f&
Figures,&References,&and&Appendixes&should&all&be&aligned&on&the&0.5”&tab.&Second-level&he ad in g s&s h ou ld &b e &a t&th e &1 ”&t ab ,&
and&third-level&he a din g s &at &th e &1.5 ” &ta b .&&
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