How to Make a Table of Contents in Google docs [4 Ways]

Welcome to ‘The TechVin’, today in this article, you are going to learn ‘How to Make a Table of Contents in Google Docs’ easily and step by step. We have described almost all the ways by which we can make the table of contents in Google docs. You can also learn How to Make a Table of Contents in the Google Docs app on smartphones.

Some unique ways are available to make the table of contents in Google docs. In which some ways are direct ways to insert the table of contents and some are normal ways by which we can make the table of content as we want. In this article, we are going to cover all the ways by which we can make the table of contents in Google Docs. So let’s see How to Make a Table of Contents in Google Docs.

How to Make a Table of Contents in Google Docs

The table of contents in google docs is visible on the left side of your document. If you have made the proper headings and documents, then the table of contents appears on the left side of your document. This table of content that appears on the left side of your document is known as the document outline.

But if you want to insert or make the table of content inside the document then you can follow the below-mentioned ways. 

How to Insert a Table of Contents in Google Docs

If you want to insert table contents in google docs with no editing and extra effects then you can follow these steps. It is the simplest way to insert or make the table of content in google docs.

1. Firstly, you have to open the google docs on your PC. You can click on Google docs to open it on your PC.
2. In the google docs, open the document in which you want to make the table of contents.
3. Now put your cursor on the line or page where you want to insert the table of contents. You can put this cursor at the top of the first page.
4. After that, you have to click on the Insert tab in the menu bar.   
5. A drop-down menu will open in which you have to click on the option of a table of contents. This option is last in the list of the dropdown menu.   
6. Select the content table which you want to insert. You have to just click on the type of content table which you want to insert.   
7. Now you can see your document. The content table appears in your document, where you had your cursor.

If the table of the content doesn’t appear in your document then you have to edit your document. You have to give some proper heading to your document.

If you want to track the changes in google docs then you can click on the below text to read it.

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How to Make a Table of Contents in Google Docs Manually

In this way, we are going to learn How to make a table of content in google docs manually. After reading this article, you can make the content table as you want to make. We don’t insert the content table which is provided by the google docs. We are going to make it manually.

1. Firstly, you have to open the google docs on your PC.
2. In the google docs, open your document in which you want to make the table of contents.
3. Now make lines of the content table which you want to make. These lines are the headings of your document.
4. You have to select the first heading of your table of content. 
5. After that, you have to right-click on your selected heading.     
6. In the menu, you have to click on Link. You can also press the ‘Ctrl and K’ to open the link box.    
7. In the dialogue box, you have to click on headings.   
8. After that, all the headings which are available in your document appear in the dialogue box. 
9. You have to click on the heading which you want to link from your selected line of content table. After that click on Apply.   
10. The heading which you linked from your selected line is now complete. You have to do the same for all the heading which you have made in your table of contents.     

When you click on any line of the content table then you will be prompted on the heading which you linked.

If you want to cross out any heading and if you want to learn strikethrough in google docs then you can click on the below link.

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How to Insert Document Outline in Google Docs App on Smartphones

You are not able to insert the table of content in the google docs app on smartphones. But you can insert the document outline in the google docs app. This document outline works the same as the table of content. If you want to insert the table of content then follow these easy steps.

1. Firstly, You have to open the Google docs app on your smartphone. If you don’t have a google docs app then you can click on the Download Google docs app.
2. Open the document in which you want to add the document outline.
3. Now you have to click on the pencil icon. This pencil icon appears in the lower right side of your screen.
4. After that, you have to click on the three dots which are available on the right side of the overflow menu.
5. A dropdown menu will open in which you have the option of the document outline. You have to just click on it.
6. When you click on it then the document outline will open from the bottom of your screen. In this document outline, you have all the headings which are available in your document.
7. You have to just click on the heading and you will be prompt on the page in which this heading is available.

So this is the complete process to add the document outline in the google docs app on smartphones.

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How to Remove Document Outline from Google docs App

If you want to remove the document outline from your document then you have to click on the cross which is available on the left of the document outline text. 

If you want to remove any heading from the document outline then follow these steps.

1. First of all, you have to click on the three dots which are available on the right side of the heading. 
2. After that, an option will open of ‘Remove from Outline’. You have to just click on this option. Then the heading will remove from your document outline.

How to Make a Table of Contents in Google Docs App on Smartphones

If you want to make a table of contents in google docs app on smartphones then you have to learn this way. You aren’t able to insert the table of content in google docs but you can make a table of contents in the google docs app on smartphones. It is too easy to make the content table, you have to just follow these easy steps.

1. Firstly you have to open the Google docs on your PC.
2. In the Google docs, open the document in which you want to make the table of content.
3. After that, You have to make the heading and line of the table of content. 
4. Select the first heading of your content table.
5. When you select the line or heading then you can see some options. In these options, you have to click on the Insert link.
6. Now click on headings to select the heading.
7. Click on the heading which you want to link from your selected line.
8. Once you have selected the heading then you have to click on the blue tick. This Bluetick is available on the upper right side of your screen.
9. After that, you have to select the second heading and then follow the same process again.

Now your link is inserted and the table of content is ready. You can use it in your document to direct prompt on the page or heading which you want to read.

Important information

These upper four ways have the solution of How to Make a Table of Contents in Google docs on desktop and mobile both. We can make the table of content very easily if we use the upper ways. I hope that you have learned how to make a table of contents in google docs. Now you can start your work on google docs. But before if you have time then read these last words. 

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