Overview
An automatic table of contents gathers headings from your page into one navigable outline. Choose a visual style and how many heading levels to include.
Use it to make long documents easier to browse. You can also search the contents, copy them, or make the table collapsible.
When to use it
Add an outline near the top of a long guide or report.
Help readers find chapters in a handbook or reference document.
Make a project plan with several sections easier to scan.
Give a meeting or course document a quick overview of its headings.
Features and settings
Setting
Visual Style
Choose List, Minimal, Chips, Timeline, or Grid to change how the headings appear. Pick the style that best fits the way readers will scan your page.
Setting
Heading Depth
Choose how many heading levels to include: H1, H1-H2, or All. Use a shallower depth for a short overview and more levels for a detailed outline.
Setting
Make Collapsible
Turn this on to let readers collapse or expand the table of contents. It can keep a long outline from taking up space when it is not needed.
Built in
Browse a long document
Add a table of contents to a guide or report so readers can scan its headings and locate sections.
Built in
Search headings
Use Search table of contents or Filter headings... to find a heading within the outline. Clear the search when you want to see the full list again.
Built in
Copy an outline
Select Copy table of contents to copy the table of contents to the clipboard.
How to use it
Add the block with Lara
Ask Lara to insert a Table of Contents on your page.
Add headings to your page
Write headings for the sections you want included. The table of contents is built from your page headings.
Choose its appearance
Open the block settings and select a style under Visual Style.
Set the heading depth
Choose H1, H1-H2, or All under Heading Depth to control how many heading levels appear.
Adjust how readers use it
Under Behavior Settings, turn on Make Collapsible if you want readers to be able to collapse the table of contents.
Where it works
On any page
In the / menu
Inside board cards
Turn other blocks into it
Own settings panel
Lara can add it for you
Examples
A project handbook
Use a grid or list style to show the main sections of a handbook. Include more heading levels when readers need a detailed outline.
A course guide
Add a table of contents so learners can scan the guide’s headings. Search the outline when they need to find a specific topic.
A meeting report
Use a minimal style for a compact overview of the report’s sections. Copy the table of contents when you need to reuse its outline.
Tips · Limitations
Tips
Add clear headings to the page before setting up the table of contents.
Choose H1-H2 for a concise outline or All to include more heading levels.
Use Search table of contents or Filter headings... to narrow down the visible headings.
Turn on Make Collapsible when you want readers to be able to tuck away a long outline.
Limitations
The table of contents is built from page headings, so it does not create an outline from ordinary body text.
You cannot add this block from the slash menu.
Frequently asked questions
How do I add a table of contents to a document?
Ask Lara to insert a Table of Contents on your page, then add headings for the sections you want it to include.
How do I make a table of contents from headings?
Add headings to your page. The Table of Contents block builds its outline from those headings.
Can I choose which heading levels appear?
Yes. Under Heading Depth, choose H1, H1-H2, or All.
Can I search a table of contents?
Yes. Use Search table of contents or Filter headings... to find headings, and Clear search to remove the filter.
Can I collapse a table of contents?
Yes. Turn on Make Collapsible in the block settings so readers can collapse or expand it.
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