Monday, March 20, 2023

Improvements to content organization in Google Docs

What’s changing

We’re rolling out improvements to the formatting and customization options for tables of contents in Google Docs. You now have the options to: 
  • Toggle between three default styles 
  • Toggle page numbers 
  • Toggle tab leader styling (adds lines between a heading and the page number) 
  • Include and indent headings based on levels 
With these enhanced customizations, we hope this highly requested feature refines titles and headings to personalize the content of your document. 

We’re also reorganizing the options included in the table properties sidebar in Docs to make it easier for you to find and utilize table formatting options. Upon adding or editing a table, you will notice a new “Table” section with alignment preferences and a new “Cell” section with clearer cell-specific formatting options within the table properties sidebar. 

Getting started 

  • Admins: There is no admin control for this feature. 
  • End users: 
    • For tables, go to Insert > Table > click the “Table options” button in the top toolbar to open the Table properties sidebar. You can also right-click a table and select “Table properties” to open the sidebar. Visit the Help Center to learn more about adding and editing tables. 
    • For table of contents, go to Insert > Table of contents. In paginated mode, there are three table of contents quick layout options: 
      • Plain text 
      • Dotted 
      • Links 
    • Right-click the newly created table of contents and select “Table of contents options” to open the sidebar. Visit the Help Center to learn more about adding a title, heading, or table of contents in a document. 

Rollout pace 

Table of Contents: 
Table sidebar: 

Availability 

  • Available to all Google Workspace customers, as well as legacy G Suite Basic and Business customers 
  • Available to users with personal Google Accounts

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