LaTeX Table of Contents Customization: Everything You Need to Know
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\documentclass{article}
% Required packages
\usepackage{lipsum} % For generating dummy text
\usepackage{titletoc} % For customizing TOC
\usepackage{etoc} % For advanced control over TOC
\usepackage{hyperref}
\hypersetup{
colorlinks=true,
linkcolor=black
}
% Change depth of sections
\setcounter{tocdepth}{3} % Include subsubsections
% Customize formatting
\titlecontents{section}[0pt]{\bfseries}{\thecontentslabel\quad}{}{\hfill\bfseries\contentspage}
\begin{document}
% Change TOC title
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{My Table of Contents with dots}
\tableofcontents
% Change dots to spaces in TOC
\makeatletter
\renewcommand{\@dotsep}{10000} % Set dot separation to a large negative value
\makeatother
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{My Table of Contents with spaces}
\tableofcontents
\hypersetup{
linkcolor=red
}
\renewcommand{\contentsname}{Change toc colors with hyperref}
\tableofcontents
\clearpage
\section{Section 1}
\lipsum[1]
\subsection{Subsection 1.1}
\lipsum[2]
\subsubsection{Subsubsection 1.1.1}
\lipsum[3]
\subsubsection{Subsubsection 1.1.2}
\lipsum[4]
\subsection{Subsection 1.2}
\lipsum[5]
\section{Section 2}
\lipsum[6]
\subsection{Subsection 2.1}
\lipsum[7]
\subsubsection{Subsubsection 2.1.1}
\lipsum[8]
\subsubsection{Subsubsection 2.1.2}
\lipsum[9]
\subsection{Subsection 2.2}
\lipsum[10]
\end{document}
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