Your converted Word document has headings but no contents page. Check the heading structure first, then finish the table of contents in Word. You need not start by manually typing every heading and page number.
Headings and contents are separate
Pandoc provides a table-of-contents option, but FileMyLove's current Markdown-to-DOCX path does not enable it or expose a switch. Having # and ## in the source does not itself promise an extra contents page.
In our sample conversion, those levels produced Heading 1 and Heading 2 styles without an automatic TOC field. This is a checked example, not a guarantee for every Markdown extension.
Check the converted structure
- Convert a copy with Markdown to Word, then open the DOCX.
- Inspect styles and levels on main and subordinate headings.
- Distinguish ordinary bold text from actual headings; appearance alone is insufficient.
- Check that introductions, appendices and intended sections are represented.
- Keep the Markdown source for later content changes.
See preparing Markdown headings for Word if the source structure needs work.
Finish and check the contents in Word
Use Word's References → Table of Contents menu. Microsoft's customization documentation describes choosing heading levels, page-number display and tab leaders. Menu wording varies by interface language.
After finishing the layout, we recommend these acceptance checks:
| Check | Compare against |
|---|---|
| Entry text | The corresponding body heading |
| Subordinate levels | The intended hierarchy |
| Page numbers | Actual pages after images and tables are added |
| Unwanted entries | Ordinary paragraphs accidentally styled as headings |
Update the contents after further edits and check again before sending. Merely typing new visible numbers does not establish a working connection to the document structure.
Inspect the delivered version
Retain DOCX for editing. If delivering PDF, inspect its contents page, page references and navigation too. Do not substitute the converter preview for the delivered file. See Word-to-PDF font and layout checks.
