In the Styles pane go to the TOC n style | Modify Style | Format | Paragraph and check the Indents setting.

HereРІР‚в„ўs the same Table of Contents but in three columns, partly to have more wrapped entries and partly as another example of multi-columns (see above) If many of the entries are long and wrap to a second line, consider reducing or removing the indent part of the TOC style.

WeРІР‚в„ўve also changed the top level TOC 1 style to bold text.Р”Р‡or larger and deeper TOCРІР‚в„ўs change the line spacing on TOC 3, TOC 4 etc. The result is an even smaller Table of Contents with the level two /film items closer together. Alternatively, you can select the РІР‚Сњ DonРІР‚в„ўt add space between paragraphs of the same type РІР‚Сњ option which will leave before and after settings intact for the first and last items in a particular TOC group. WeРІР‚в„ўll change the default 5pt After to 0pt. In the Styles pane go to the TOC 2 style | Modify Style | Format | Paragraph and check the Spacing before & after settings. In our example the level two items (films) could be grouped together to save some vertical space while still making logical sense. Standard Word TOC styles have the same line spacing regardless which can be a waste of space. Still too big? ItРІР‚в„ўs also possible to change the line spacing for each ToC level.Р”В®ach heading or level in the Table of Contents has itРІР‚в„ўs own style cunningly called TOC 1 for level one (directors in our example), TOC 2 for level two (Films) and so on. In two columns the ToC takes up a lot less space (much less than a whole page) and the page numbers are closer to the heading. These days Word adds the Section Break (continuous) before and after the selected text. Long time Word users will remember when setting columns was a lot hard with Section Breaks etc. ItРІР‚в„ўs also easier to read because thereРІР‚в„ўs less space between the text and the page number.Р”В¬hoose the Table of Contents then Layout | Columns | Two Usually the ToC can fit into two columns more effectively. All the tab leaders (the dots etc across) fill up the page. Standard Table of Contents/Figures/Equations take up a lot of unnecessary horizontal space.

Make a Table or list of Tables in a Word document.

These tips also apply to other РІР‚ВTable of РІР‚В¦РІР‚в„ў parts of Word documents: WeРІР‚в„ўve seen ToCРІР‚в„ўs for big documents that take up many, many pages. HereРІР‚в„ўs an example of a Table of Contents (ToC) thatРІР‚в„ўs grown too big using WordРІР‚в„ўs default settings. There are some simple Microsoft Word tricks to squeeze a Table of Contents (or Table of Figures etc) into less pages. Thanks for joining us! You'll get a welcome message in a few moments.

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