Preview Your Document with a Table of Contents

Tech Training Video


Program and Platform:

Microsoft Word for Windows and Mac

Featured Features:

  • Table of Contents
  • Styles

How-To Tech Description:

If you think generating a Table of Contents requires inserting all of those little periods between the title and the page number, think again. The Table of Contents can be generated automatically from your documents in Word. In this lesson, we’ll help you understand the feature and you’ll learn how to set up your documents so these complex tables are two clicks away. Read this article from our Microsoft Word Features series to learn how the Table of Contents is a powerful tool for both writers and readers.



 

 

To understand complex information, a reader needs a document with obvious structure. The Table of Contents provides structure at a glance and serves as a ready-made roadmap of your document, which helps the reader understand how your points fit and build to your conclusion. Once you have the right argument and structure, let WordRake help you find the right words. WordRake is editing software for Microsoft Word and Outlook that will give your first drafts the polish of three or four revisions. You’ll get better results in less time and be more persuasive. Get your free 7-day trial today.

To learn more about how a reader processes complex information, check out How to Avoid Brain Strain in Legal Writing on our blog.


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Barron K. Henley, Esq. is one of the founding partners of Affinity Consulting Group, a legal technology consulting firm focused on automating and streamlining law firms and legal departments. He earned his B.S./B.A. (marketing and economics) and J.D. from The Ohio State University and is a member of the American, Ohio and Columbus Bar Associations, and the Worthington Estate Planning Council. He is a Fellow of the College of Law Practice Management, a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, a member of Ohio Supreme Court Commission on Technology and the Courts, and a member of both the ABA Law Practice Management and the Real Property Trust and Estate Law (“RPTE”) Sections. Barron heads Affinity’s document assembly/automation and software training departments. Finally, Barron teaches continuing legal education (CLE) classes throughout the U.S. and Canada covering a wide variety of topics related to law practice management, technology and ethics.

 

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Ivy B. Grey is the Chief Strategy & Growth Officer for WordRake. Before joining the WordRake team, she practiced bankruptcy law for ten years. During her decade of legal practice, Ivy was named a Rising Star in the New York Metro Area for five consecutive years, and her significant representations included American Airlines, Columbia House, Kodak, and Dewey & LeBoeuf.

Since joining the legal tech world, Ivy has become known for her work on technology competence, ethics, and innovation. She has a unique blend of skills and an outstanding ability to synthesize technical, business, and legal information into practical advice and actionable plans. In 2020, Ivy was recognized as an Influential Woman in Legal Tech by ILTA. She has also been recognized as a Fastcase 50 Honoree and included in the Women of Legal Tech list by the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center.