Alt S T on Mac: Table of Contents menu in Word

To open the Table of Contents menu with Alt S T in Word on a Mac, install LightningXL, tap Option, then type S, T. The same keys as Windows, with the same result.

Step by step

1. Install LightningXL

   Download LightningXL, then follow the instructions. Setup takes about two minutes.

2. Select what to act on

   Put the cursor where you want it, or select the text or object.

3. Tap Option, then type S T

   Tap ⌥ on its own to show the key tips, then S for References, T for Table of Contents. That opens the Table of Contents menu; the next key tips show the items in it.

What Alt S T does

Alt S T opens the Table of Contents menu on the References tab of Word. Type one more key to pick an item:

• ⌥STC Custom Table of Contents
• ⌥STR Remove Table of Contents

Related shortcuts

The rest of the References tab in Word:

• ⌥SA Add Text
• ⌥SU Update Table (Contents)
• ⌥SF Insert Footnote
• ⌥SE Insert Endnote
• ⌥SO Next Footnote
• ⌥SH Show Notes
• ⌥SC Insert Citation
• ⌥SM Citations pane