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How can I do this on a computer or laptop?

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Microsoft Word has its own function to do this. Simply use the "Styles" section to make each section title a "Heading". Then click "Insert", and finally, "Table of Contents".

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How do I make a contents page for a magazine?

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Follow the instructions listed in the article above.

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Where in the book is the table of contents found?

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At the front of the book. Some people put the ToC before the acknowledgements and introductions. Others put those at the end and start the ToC before the chapters.

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My introduction is two pages. What should I put in my table of contents?

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For each heading, you only need to put in the page number where it begins, regardless of how long the section is.

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Should the table of contents page be numbered?

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Yes! You should always number the pages in the Table of Contents. That's the purpose of it -- to let people know what is where. How will they know if there are no page numbers?

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How do I get rid of the gray lines in the table of contents?

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If you are talking about the heading, don't worry about it; once you print it, it will be gone. If you are talking about the subtitles, then just space it, don't put dashes.

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Does the table of contents include the bibliography?

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No, the bibliography is at the very back and has all the sources and the websites you've looked at.

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