Create a table of contents in Pages on iPhone
To make it easier to navigate your document, Pages generates an automatically updating table of contents (TOC). Entries in the TOC are links, so you can tap a link to jump to that page. In a word processing document, you can also insert one or more automatically updating tables of contents into the pages of the document.
The TOC is based on paragraph styles used in your document. For example, if you apply the Heading paragraph style to your chapter titles, then enable the Heading style for the TOC, those chapter titles appear in the TOC. As you edit your content, the TOC updates automatically.
If you export the document in PDF or EPUB format, the TOC is included for reader apps (such as Apple Books) that support navigation.
Create a table of contents
You can choose which paragraph styles to include in the table of contents and change the indentation.
If you haven’t already done so, apply paragraph styles to the text you want to appear in the table of contents.
Tap
, tap View Options, turn on Navigator, then tap Done.Note: If the keyboard is open, tap Done in the top-left corner to close it.
Tap the page number button at the bottom of the screen, then tap Table of Contents at the bottom of the view that opens.
To modify the TOC, tap Edit in the top-right corner of the table of contents, then do any of the following:
Change which paragraph styles are enabled: Tap the circle next to paragraph styles you want to include.
Change the indentation of entries: Tap the indent or outdent button to the right of a selected style. If a button is dimmed, you can’t move the entry in that direction.
To close the Select Styles controls when you’ve finished making changes, tap Done.
To close the table of contents, swipe down. If you’re sharing a document with others, any changes you or others make to the table of contents don’t appear in the TOC until you close and reopen it.
Insert a table of contents into a word processing document
In a word processing document, you can add a table of contents for the whole document, or for each section or part of the document.
If you haven’t already done so, apply paragraph styles to the text you want to appear in the table of contents.
Tap the page number button at the bottom of the screen, then tap Table of Contents at the bottom of the view that opens.
Note: If you can’t see the page number button, tap
and turn on Navigator.Tap Edit in the top-right corner of the table of contents, then select the paragraph styles you want to include.
When you’ve finished, tap Done to return to the table of contents, then swipe down to close it.
Tap in the document where you want to place the TOC.
Tap again, tap Insert, then tap Table of Contents (you may need to tap
to see Insert).The TOC appears in the document outlined in blue to show it’s selected.
Do any of the following:
Designate a range for the TOC: If you’re adding more than one TOC, tap
, then tap an option for this TOC (Entire Document, This Section or Until Next Table of Contents).Format the text: Tap the TOC twice to select its text, tap
, then tap the Text tab. Use the controls in the Font section to make the changes you want.Turn off page numbers: Tap the TOC to select its text, tap
, then tap the Text tab. Turn off Page Numbers.
Customise the paragraph styles in an inserted table of contents
In a word processing document with a table of contents inserted in the document, the paragraph styles you select in the table of contents view are automatically shown in the inserted TOC. If you don’t want to use the same styles for both, you can customise the styles used in the inserted TOC.
Tap the table of contents in the document to select it.
Tap
, then tap Customise Styles.Note: You can’t undo your choice after you tap Customise Styles. If you later want your tables of contents to match, you must do it manually.
Select the paragraph styles you want to include.
When you’ve finished, tap
to close the controls.