How to make a table of contents in LibreOffice

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How to make a table of contents in LibreOffice

15.04.2023, 01:34

The tables of contents in LibreOffice are needed to create a structured document that can be easily viewed and navigated. They allow you to quickly find the necessary sections and subsections, as well as include links to them in other documents. The tables of contents also help the author organize his thoughts and material, and provide a uniform formatting style for the entire document. In addition, they can be used to automatically update page numbers and titles when the content of the document changes.

Header markup in LibreOffice

To add header markup to LibreOffice, follow these steps:

Open the document you want to format.
Highlight the title text.
Click on the "Style" tab in the top menu.
Select the appropriate heading level in the list of styles (for example, "Heading 1", "Heading 2", etc.).
To adjust the heading style parameters (font, size, spacing, etc.), right-click on the selected style and select "Edit".
Continue to highlight the header text and apply the desired header level from the list of styles.
After all the headers are formatted, you can use the automatic table of contents generation function in LibreOffice. To do this, insert the cursor to the desired location and select "Insert - Table of Contents and Index - Table of Contents" in the main menu.

Inserting markup

To insert a table of contents in LibreOffice, follow these steps:

Write the text of your document.

Navigate to the place where you want to insert the table of contents.
Select the Insert tab in the top menu, and then select Table of Contents and Pointers > Table of Contents.
Select the table of contents style from the list.
Make sure that the "Show sections" option is checked if you want to include the headings of all sections in your document.
Click OK to insert the table of contents into your document.
If you add a title or change the text in your document, right-click on the table of contents and select "Update Table of Contents" to update it according to the changes.

You can also customize the appearance and layout of the table of contents by selecting the "Formatting table of contents" option from the context menu.

How to change the markup

To change the table of contents in LibreOffice, follow these instructions:

Open the document in which you want to change the table of contents.
Click on the Insert tab in the top menu bar.
Select "Table of Contents and Pointers" and then "Table of Contents".
The "Table of Contents" dialog box will appear, where you can customize the table of contents according to your requirements. Select the section level numbers that you want to include in the table of contents and click OK.
Change the settings of the table of contents by selecting it and right-clicking. Select "Edit Index/Content" and change the settings as you wish.
Save the changes by clicking on the "OK" button in the "Table of Contents" dialog box.

Now you have successfully changed the table of contents in LibreOffice.

How to make a table of contents in LibreOffice

Header markup in LibreOffice

Inserting markup

How to change the markup

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