Update a table of contents

Applies To
Word for Microsoft 365 Word for Microsoft 365 for Mac Word 2024 Word 2024 for Mac Word 2021 Word 2021 for Mac Word 2019 Word 2016

  1. On the References tab, select  Update table button icon  Update Table.
    The Reference tab showing update table button

  2. Select one of the following:

    • Update page numbers only This only updates the pages that the headings are on, and ignores any changes to the heading text.
    • Update entire table This will reflect any updates to the heading text, as well as any page changes.

  3. Select OK.

Note

Manually created tables (not created automatically from the headings), can't be updated by Word. You'll need to manually type your changes in the table of contents.