Table of Contents Manual - University of Nevada, Las Vegas · Table of Contents page itself. Rather, go to the heading or subheading in your document and make the necessary corrections

Updated:GCSSTFall2019

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TableofContentsManual

Thismanualprovides:

1. GuidelinesforhowtoproperlyformattheTableofContents.

2. InstructionsonthetwowaysofgeneratingaTableofContentsinMicrosoftWord.

3. TableofContentsexamples.

Sections:Section1:FormattingtheTableofContents(p.2)Section2:ManuallycreateaTableofContentsinMicrosoftWord(p.4)Section3:CreateaTableofContentsAutomaticallyinMicrosoftWord(p.8)TableofContentsexamples(p.11)


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Section1:FormattingtheTableofContents

• ATableofContents(TOC)mustappearinyourthesisordissertationdocument.

• TheitemsthatshouldbelistedontheTOCshouldincludeallpagesfromtheAbstractthroughtheCurriculumVitae.Thus,yourTOCincludes:

o Abstract(startsonpageiii)o Acknowledgements(optional)o Dedication(optional)o Preface(optional)o TableofContents(optionaltoputitontheTOCofyour

thesis/dissertation)o ListofTables(ifapplicable)o ListofFigures(ifapplicable)o Anyotherlistsincluding:ListofDefinitions,ListofAlgorithms,Listof

Equations,etc.(ifapplicable)o Mainbodyofyourtext(e.g.,chaptertitles,headings,subheadings)o AppendixorAppendices(optional)o Bibliographyo CurriculumVitae

• Asthelastdocumentofyourtext,theCurriculumVitaeisthelastitemofyour

TOC.

• ThepagenumberslistedonyourTOCmustmatchthepagenumbersofitemsastheyappearinthetext.

• ThetitleslistedintheTOCmustmatchthetitlesastheyappearinthetext.

• Ingeneral,yourdocumentneedstobebrokendownintoChapters/Sections.

ChaptersmustappearintheTOC.

• ThetitlemustmatchexactlybetweentheTOCandthetext.Thepagenumbermustalsomatchexactlybetweenthetwo.o Forexample,ifthechaptertitle,“Chapter1Introduction:AnUnexpected

Beginning,”isusedonpage5ofthetexttheTableofContentsshouldlist:

Chapter1Introduction:AnUnexpectedBeginning.........................................5

• ChaptersectionsandsubsectionsshouldappearconsistentlyintheTOC.IfalevelofsubsectionisincludedintheTOC,thenallsubsectionsatthatlevelmustbe


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listedintheTOC.SubheadingsandsubsectionsarenotrequiredtobelistedinyourTOC.

• Creativedissertations(novellas,novels,andpoetry)thatdonothaveachapterstructureshouldhaveatleast1majorsectionlistedinadditiontotheirfrontmaterialsandCurriculumVitae.CollectionsofshortstoriesshouldlistthestoriescontainedinthecollectionassectionsintheTOC.


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Section2:ManuallyCreatingATableofContentsinMicrosoftWord

TherearetwowaysthatyoucangenerateaTOCinWord:typingitmanuallyorcreatingitautomatically.Thissectiondiscussestheformer.TypingtheTOCManually:Thismethodinvolves1)typingtheentries(chaptertitles,headings,andsubheadings)and2)usingeithertabstogetthedottedlines(ellipses)ordotleadersbetweeneachentryanditsrespectivepagenumber.OntheTOCpage:

1. Typethefirstentry

2. PressTabandthentypeitsrespectivepagenumber(remembertomakesuretherespectivepagenumbermatchesexactlybetweenthedocumentandwhatislistedintheTOC

3. ThenselecttheTabstopcharacter.InordertoshowtheTabstopcharacter,click

theHometab.ThenclickShow/Hideintheparagraphgroup.

4. Clickthearrowfoundatthebottomlefthandcorneroftheparagraphgroup.

5. ThislaunchestheParagraphDialogBox.[Alternatively,youcanclicktheFormattabonthetop,thenclickParagraph.ThiswillalsolaunchtheParagraphDialogBox].

HomeTabParagraphGroup

Show/Hide


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6. ClicktheTabsbutton.

7. Type6.4”undertheTabstopposition.Thismeansthatyournumberwillendat

the1”margin(Rememberallmargins,includingtheleftmargin,forthethesisordissertationmustbe1”).


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8. UnderAlignment,clickRight.

9. UnderLeader,choseoption2forellipsesinyourTableofContents.Or,chooseoption1iftheuseofleadersinthetextisprohibited.

10. ClickSetandthenOK.

11. PressEnter.Typeyournextentry,pressTab,andthentypetheentry’s

respectivepagenumber.

12. RepeatuntilyourTableofContentsisfinished.


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Note:Primary,secondary,tertiary,etc.,levelsofheadingsshouldbeformattedpertheruleslaidoutinyourstyleguide.YourstyleguidewillbreakdownhoweachlevelofheadingwillappearinyourtextandinyourTableofContents.


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Section3:CreateaTableofContentsinMicrosoftWordAutomatically

InordertocreateaTOCinMicrosoftWordautomatically,youneedtohavealreadyappliedheadingstylestothemajorheadingaswellasallsubheadingsinyourthesisordissertationdocument.ForhelpapplyingheadingstylestotheseitemspleaseseethepdfHeadingsandSubheadingslocatedinSection5:OrganizationoftheThesisandDissertationunderMainBodyofYourTextontheGraduateCollegeThesisandDissertationwebsitehttp://www.unlv.edu/graduatecollege/thesis.AssigningastyletoeachheadingandsubheadingenablesWordtotrackthelocationoftheseitems.ThisthenallowsWordtocreatealistofthemoraTOC.GeneratingaTOCAutomatically:

1. SinceyouwillbegeneratingtheTOCfromheadingstyles,itisimportanttodeterminethatallmajorheadingsandsubheadingshavetheheadingstylethatyouintended.Allofyourmajorheadings(e.g.,chapterheadings,Abstract,TableofContents,etc.)shouldallusetheHeading1style,allofyourprimaryorfirst-levelsubheadingsshouldallusetheHeading2style,andsoon.

2. GotoyourcurrentlyblankTableofContentspageinyourdocument.IfyoudidnotsaveapagefortheTableofContents,thenpleaseadditnow.Makesureyourmajorheading(TableofContents)followstheothermajorheadingsstyle.

3. GototheReferencesTab(alternativelyyoucanclickontheDocumentElementstab).

4. ClickontheTableofContents.ItislocatedonthefarthestlefthandsideoftheReferencesribbon.

5. Choose“InsertTableofContents.”TheTableofContentsboxappears.Clickonthetablabeled“TableofContents.”Asimilarimageshouldappear.

6. ChoosetheOptionsbutton.


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7. Themenu“TableofContentsOptions”appears.HereiswhereyoucanchoosewhichheadingsandsubheadingstoincludeontheTableofContents.

8. Attheveryminimum,Heading1mustbeontheTOC.Thus,thecorrespondingTOClevelmustbe1.TherestoftheHeadingstylesareoptionaltoplaceontheTOC,buttheirTOClevelshouldcorrespondwiththesubheadinglevel.Forexample,primaryorfirstlevelsubheadingsareHeadingstyle2andtheirTOClevelis2,secondaryorsecondlevelsubheadingsareHeadingstyle3andtheirTOClevelis3,andsoon.IfyoudonotwantaHeadingstyletoappearontheTableofContentsthenremovetheTOClevelnumber.

9. Onceyouarefinished,clickOK.ClickOKagainontheTableofContentsbox.ThisshouldgenerateyourTOContheTableofContentspage.

Note:Ifyouseemistakesinyourheadingsorsubheadings(e.g.,spacingproblems,misspellings,etc.)ontheTableofContentspage,donotcorrectthemistakesontheTableofContentspageitself.Rather,gototheheadingorsubheadinginyourdocumentandmakethenecessarycorrections.YouwillneedtoupdatetheTableofContentstoreflectthechanges.

UpdatingtheTableofContents:

1. GobacktotheReferencestab.


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2. IntheTableofContentssection(farthestleft-handcorner),youwillsee“UpdateTable.”

3. SelectthisoptionandyourTableofContentswillbeupdated.


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SampleTableofContents:NoSubheadings

TableofContents

Abstract.......................................................................................................................................iii

Acknowledgements....................................................................................................................iv

Dedication...................................................................................................................................vi

ListofTables.................................................................................................................................x

ListofFigures..............................................................................................................................xi

Chapter1:Introduction................................................................................................................1

Chapter2:HistoricalBackground...............................................................................................14

Chapter3:Methodology............................................................................................................44

Chapter4:Analysis...................................................................................................................102

Chapter5:Conclusion..............................................................................................................139

References...............................................................................................................................169

CurriculumVitae......................................................................................................................182


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SampleTableofContents:WithSubheadings

TableofContents

Acknowledgments ......................................................................................................v

ListofTables .............................................................................................................vii

ListofFigures .............................................................................................................ix

ListofEquations .........................................................................................................x

Chapter1:Introduction .............................................................................................1

Overview ....................................................................................................................2

Bees ............................................................................................................................3

WhyBeesareBetterthanWasps .............................................................................3

ContextofLittleBlackRainCloudIncident(1907) ...................................................4

AmericanFoulbrood(AFB)disease .........................................................................4

CurrentAFBdiseasemanagement ...........................................................................7

Chapter2:BeesMakeHoney ..................................................................................19

Abstract ...................................................................................................................19

Introduction ............................................................................................................20

MethodsandMaterials ...........................................................................................22

Results .....................................................................................................................28

Discussion ................................................................................................................31


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Chapter3:LowCarbDietsLimitHoneyConsumption ......................................48

Abstract ...................................................................................................................48

LiteratureReview ...................................................................................................49

BeesinBooks ..........................................................................................................50

BeesinCinema ........................................................................................................52

BeesonaPlane ........................................................................................................55

Chapter4:Low-CarbDietsareKillingOffBees ..................................................57

Abstract ...................................................................................................................57

Introduction ............................................................................................................57

MethodsandMaterials ...........................................................................................59

4.4:Results ..............................................................................................................64

4.5:Discussion .........................................................................................................68

Appendix:RandomBeeInformation ..................................................................122

References ...............................................................................................................132

CurriculumVitae ....................................................................................................147


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SampleTableofContents:CreativeDissertation

TABLEOFCONTENTS

ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS................................................................................................................v

PREFACE......................................................................................................................................vi

1:THEMILLER’SWIFE..................................................................................................................1

2:SALTEDEARTH........................................................................................................................80

CURRICULIMVITAE..................................................................................................................117

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