Google Docs includes a great feature that allows you to easily add a table of contents to a document. At some point, though, you may want to get rid of the TOC completely. You would think it would be as easy as deleting all the headings that appear in the TOC, but not so!
If you put the insertion point somewhere within the TOC, you'll notice that Docs shows a box around the entire TOC. (See Figure 1.)
Figure 1. A TOC has a box that appears around it.
If you delete all the headings in the TOC, then the box still remains—it is an element that must be deleted in its own right. Here are the steps I follow to get rid of a TOC; they should work for you, as well.
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Discover More2016-10-11 15:11:55
kaya
You can also right click on the table of contents. At the bottom of the potions list, there will be a prompt saying, "Delete Table of Contents".
2016-04-10 17:01:54
Aimee
What a simple solution, but VERY helpful!
2014-03-10 01:07:59
J
Thanks so much!
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