How to Add a Table of Contents to Your Wikispace

July 24th, 2009

Adding a Table of Contents to your wikispace is very simple, and should be used on pages that have lots of information. It will ensure that your users don’t have to keep scrolling down to find the information that they’re looking for, and it helps to break down your page into segments.

To add a Table of Contents to your wikispace page, follow these steps:

1. Click on the Edit tab.
2. Click on Text Editor.
3. At the very top of the page where you can enter in text, type this in:
[[toc]]
4. And that’s it. One simple line of code.

Make sure when you type it in that there is no other text before it or after it on the same line. This piece of code should sit above all other text for this page.

Now, in order for your Table of Contents to work, you need to add some headings in there, which will serve as anchors when the user clicks on a link in your table of contents. To do this, simply add 2 equal signs right before and right after the heading, like this:
==Example Heading==
I choose to use 2 equal signs because it’s easier for me to remember. But you could use 3 equal signs or 4. Your heading will now show up within your newly created table of contents on your wikispace page.

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