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-'''TOC''' means Table Of Contents.
+{{TOCright}}
+'''TOC''' is a common [[wp:Three-letter acronym|TLA]] for 'Table Of Contents'.  A table of contents is included automatically on the left margin of a page just before the first headline if there are four or more 'Headlines' (sub-headings) in an article.
-A table of contents is included automatically on the left margin of a page just before the first headline if there are more than 3 Headlines.
+You can force a TOC in an alternate position on the left margin by placing <code><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></code> at the point where you desire said TOC.
-You can force it by <tt><nowiki>__TOC__</nowiki></tt>.
+You can prevent a TOC from appearing anywhere by placing <code><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></code> anywhere within the edit box.
-You can hide it by <tt><nowiki>__NOTOC__</nowiki></tt>.
+If you want to force your TOC to the right margin, use <code><nowiki>{{TOCright}}</nowiki></code> in the location the TOC should appear; as shown in this article.
-If you want to place your TOC to the right, use <nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:TOCright|TOCright]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki> in the location the TOC should appear.
+===See also===
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+*[[WikiIndex:Magic Words]]
-see also [[Magic Words]]
 [[Category:Help|Toc]]