How to Create a Table of Contents in WordPerfect

WordPerfect is extremely user-friendly, and adding a table of contents in the program is a very simple process: the option for adding a table of contents is contained in one of the program's pull-down menus. What pull-down menus you use and which options you choose may vary according to what version of WordPerfect you’re using on your personal computer or laptop.

Instructions

1. Open a WordPerfect document, scrolling down to the section where you would like the table of contents to appear. Click on the area of the page where the table of contents should be inserted. Choose “New Page” from the pull-down “Insert” option at the top of the screen.

2. Choose the “Tool” pull-down menu at the top of the page to open another menu, then choose “Reference” to open yet another pull-down menu; choose “Table of Contents.”

3. Put the cursor at the beginning of the title that you want displayed in the table of contents. Choose one of the "Mark" levels (1 through 5) for each level of the table of contents (each mark corresponds with one level). Repeat the steps for each title you want to appear for each level.

4. Click the top of the page that you’ve just created. Choose the “Tools” pull-down menu, click on “Reference” again and choose the “Table of Contents” option. Choose the option to “Define.” Fill in the information into the appropriate boxes according to what you are putting in your table of contents. Choose the “Styles” option and choose the style you want for each individual level. Close the table of contents by clicking the “OK” button.

5. Click on the “Tools” pull-down menu, and choose “Reference” and “Table of Contents” again. Choose “Generate” to generate the completed table.

References

• Corel: WordPerfect Office Tips and Tricks: Adding a table of contents to a WordPerfect 12 document