How to Create and Update a Table of Contents in InDesign
Learn how to create and style the perfect table of contents in InDesign.
In this InDesign how-to video, Pariah Burke demonstrates an easy way to create or update a table of contents (TOC). He explains how to assign which styles become TOC entries and how to create a paragraph style exclusively for table of contents entries.
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This article was last modified on August 29, 2025
This article was first published on August 22, 2025
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