Introduction of the Table of Contents in WPS Writer

TOC (table of contents) in WPS Writer is frequently used, especially in the essays and books. In the TOC you can easily locate the sections you search for. This article will give you an introduction of the TOC in Writer.

Create TOC

Step 1. Select the texts in your document that you intend to highlight as headings, and then go to References menu and apply appropriate heading levels from the TOC Level.

Or go to Home menu and apply appropriate heading styles from the Styles gallery.

For example, to apply first level heading, select the text in your document and then click Level 1 from the TOC Level or click style Heading 1 from the Styles gallery.

Step 2. Once you are done applying heading styles to all the heading levels in your document, place the mouse cursor where you want to generate TOC, click Insert TOC (in References menu). On clicking Insert TOC, the dialog box Table of Contents appears. Select a Tab Leader type you want and the number of heading levels to be included in the TOC from the Show Levels spin box.

Click OK and then you will get the TOC.

Update TOC

Sometimes after you finished the TOC, you may change the heading text, sequence or level, and you want to update the TOC. Then you only need to go to References menu and click Update TOC.

The Page Number of the TOC

After you create the TOC in this way, you will find that the page number of the TOC is 1. If you want the page number to start from the text, you can follow the steps below.

Step 1. In the Insert menu, click Page Number and select the format of the page number you prefer.

Step 2. Go to the TOC Page and click Delete Page Number. Choose Delete Current Page’s Page Number and click OK.

Step 3. Go to the first page of the text and click Modify Page Number. Choose Apply to Below Pages, fill out the Page Number Restart and type 1 in the blank. Finally, click OK.

Step 4. In the References menu, click Update TOC and choose Update Page Numbers Only.