How To Create a Table of Contents in Pages

Difficulty - Medium 

 Step 1 - Open text format options 

 Highlight the text you would like to use as a heading in your table of contents, then tap the paintbrush in the top right. 

 Step 2 - Navigate to Paragraph Styles 

 Enter the "Paragraph Styles" menu. 

 

 Step 3 - Change the Paragraph Style 

 Select a paragraph style that matches what you would like to inputted in the table of contents. 

 If writing an essay, use the "Subtitle" style. 

 Step 4 - Navigate to the Table of Contents 

 Select the table of contents menu on the top of your screen. 

 The table of contents menu looks like a list. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 If all entries are shown, you're done! If they are missing, open the drop-down menu below. 

 

 If entries do not show in table of contents: 

 Step 5 - Change the Table of Contents Settings 

 If no entries are shown, select the edit icon. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 6 - Add Paragraph Styles to the Table of Contents 

 Use the circles to the left of the options to add and remove styles from the table of contents. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Step 7 - Using the Table of Contents 

 Tap on any of the newly added entries to easily jump to that section. Enjoy!