Writer is a word processor that is like Microsoft Word and Corel's WordPerfect. OpenOffice Writer is the word processor part of the OpenOffice software package. LGPL version 3 ( 2 Beta 2 and earlier are dual-licensed under the SISSL and LGPL) Apache License 2.0 (Apache OpenOffice 3.4 and later)

Right-click and select Update Index/Table from the pop-up menu.StarOffice StarDivision (1984–1999) Sun Microsystems (1999–2010) Oracle Corporation (2010–2011) Apache OpenOffice Apache Software Foundation (2011-).

If you add or delete text (so that headings move to different pages) or you add, delete, or change headings, you need to update the table of contents.

If you cannot place the cursor in the TOC, choose Tools > Options > Writer > Formatting Aids, and then select Enable in the Cursor in protected areas section.

To turn that shading off, go to Tools > Options > Writer > Formatting Aids and deselect the option for Tabs.

This change may leave a gray background showing behind the dots between the headings and the page numbers, because the dots are part of a tab. To turn off this gray background, go to Tools > Options > Appearance, then scroll down to the Text Document section and deselect the option for Index and table shadings. It is not printed and does not appear if the document is converted to a PDF. This background is there to remind you that the text is generated automatically. The TOC appears with a gray background.

See Defining a hierarchy of headings in Chapter 6 (Introduction to Styles) for more information. If a whole level of headings does not show up, check the settings in Tools > Outline Numbering. If some of your headings do not show up in the table of contents, check that the headings have been tagged with the correct paragraph style.

Openoffice writer table of contents