Although there are some Google Docs add-ons to insert an index, you can skip installing an add-on and get the job done manually. As mentioned, there are two styles available for the table of contents.

Under the Insert tab, pick Table of Contents at the bottom and select your preferred type. You can list a page number for each header or a direct link to each header.

To add a heading in Google Docs, highlight the text you want to turn into a heading, select Format > Paragraph Styles, and select a heading. There are six heading styles to choose from.

Unfortunately, this feature isn’t available for Google Docs on Android. If you want to insert a table of contents in your document, you’ll need to use the desktop or iOS versions.

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Google Docs has other building blocks you can make use of: find them on the Insert > Building blocks menu or by clicking More at the top of a new document. For example, there’s Project roadmap ...