Microsoft Office Word is one of the most convenient tools for creating text documents, thanks to the set of options for automating the fact that you would have had to enter and adjust to you for a long time. If you create a voluminous file with a large number of text, then for more convenient orientation in it, the best solution will be the insertion of the content. So, you can always find out the page number of a block, chapter and subparagraph. But such documents may unexpectedly lose their formatting settings as a result of a system error, or transfer the document to another computer, or even changing the version of the Word program. Fix and align the contents of the Word file you will learn in this article.
How to create smooth content in the Word
- If your file initially has uneven content either it is not at all, then it is not difficult to return the formatting.
- Go to the "Links" tab in the program header and select the "Table of Content" window in the left corner.
- You will have multiple content templates in Word document, but it is better to choose a detailed setting by clicking on the "Table of Contents ..." in the bottom of this list.
- In the window that appears, put a tick near the phrase "show page numbers", and for a more accurate view, select "Page numbers on the right edge."
- Optionally, click on the "Filter" string to configure the characters that will be located in the interval from the name of the chapter to the page number. By default, you will have points.
- Click "OK" to complete.
- Confirm your intention by choosing the "Yes" field.
- Now you see a newly composed text content. If any of the items did not appear - make sure that you correctly set the header parameters on it. If this is a new partition, then you should select the "Title 1" field if you subpact any partition, then "Title 2" and so on.
Thus, you created a new content with a flat list of pages. But it happens that your table of contents is knocked down after transferring the file to another version of the program or due to unsuccessful saving. In this case, you will help figure out the next step.
How to align the content in the Word - how to set up content
- If your table of contents set up, perform a few simple steps to eliminate the problem.
- Double click on the content area. It will automatically stand out completely.
- Click on the table of contents with the words "update the table".
- In the window that appears, select "Update the entire" and click "OK".
- The program will re-analyze the number of your headers, based on this you will receive a new levels of text.
How to align the content in the Word if one point was shot
- To correct only one string in the content, select it with the left mouse button.
- Right-click on the selected area and click on the "Update Field" item.
Your table of contents will be corrected.
Now you know how to correct errors in the content of Microsoft Office Word and create a beautiful table of contents with page numbers.