Chapter 23. Preparing Tables of Contents and Indexes

WHEN it comes to navigating a document—particularly longer documents—your readers need a clear roadmap that points out how to find the information they are most interested in reading. A good table of contents provides this kind of roadmap, helping the reader see how the document is organized, listing clear headings that reflect the content covered, and perhaps offering main and secondary sections in a way that assists the reader to easily find what he ...

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