# PDF Section & TOC Generator (PDF章节目录生成器)

Build a PDF with a generated table of contents and section placeholders

> Canonical page: https://elysiatools.com/en/tools/pdf-section-toc-generator

- **Category:** Document Tools

- **Keywords:** pdf, toc, table of contents, sections, document, 目录, 章节

## Overview

Generate a PDF with a clean table of contents and section pages.

**Features:**
- Parse sections with page counts
- TOC with leader styles
- Optional page numbers for sections
- Customizable typography and margins

## Inputs

- **Sections List** (textarea): Section title | pages
- **TOC Title** (text)
- **Start Page Number** (number)
- **Page Size** (select)
- **Orientation** (select)
- **Top Margin (pt)** (number)
- **Bottom Margin (pt)** (number)
- **Left Margin (pt)** (number)
- **Right Margin (pt)** (number)
- **TOC Title Size** (number)
- **TOC Entry Size** (number)
- **Section Title Size** (number)
- **Show Leaders** (checkbox)
- **Leader Style** (select)
- **Show Page Numbers** (checkbox)

## When to use

- When you need to create a structural outline for a long report or manual.
- When you want to generate a clean, formatted table of contents with leader lines.
- When you need to prepare placeholder pages for a document before adding full content.

## How it works

- Enter your section titles and their corresponding page counts in the list field.
- Adjust document settings such as page size, orientation, and margins to fit your requirements.
- Customize the visual style of your table of contents, including leader styles and font sizes.
- Generate and download your structured PDF document.

## Use cases

- Creating a standardized structure for technical documentation or user manuals.
- Generating a professional index for academic papers or research reports.
- Building a skeleton document to organize chapters before writing the full content.

## Frequently asked questions

### Can I customize the page size?

Yes, you can select from A4, Letter, Legal, or A5 page sizes.

### What are leader styles?

Leader styles are the visual lines (dots, dashes, or solid) that connect a section title to its page number in the table of contents.

### Can I change the starting page number?

Yes, you can set the start page number to any value between 1 and 999.

### Is it possible to hide page numbers?

Yes, you can toggle the 'Show Page Numbers' option to include or exclude them from the generated document.

### Can I adjust the margins of the PDF?

Yes, you can independently configure the top, bottom, left, and right margins in points (pt).

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