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TABLE OF CONTENTS

A table of contents appears at the beginning of a document after the title page and other front matter, such as a foreword or preface. Here are some things to remember about tables of contents:

Image A table of contents includes titles or descriptions for first-level headings, which serve as chapter titles, along with second-level and sometimes third-level headings, which designate sections and individual topics. Page numbers are included for each level of heading. Second- and third-level headings are normally indented three to five spaces from the first-level headings.

Leaders, which appear as a series of periods ( … ), can be ...

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