{"id":5319,"date":"2025-09-24T08:25:58","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T12:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/?p=5319"},"modified":"2025-09-19T12:54:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:54:29","slug":"new-table-of-contents-designs-for-your-family-cookbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/2025\/09\/new-table-of-contents-designs-for-your-family-cookbook.html","title":{"rendered":"New Table of Contents Designs for Your Family Cookbook"},"content":{"rendered":"

Family Cookbook Project<\/a> is excited to announce a major upgrade to the\u00a0Table of Contents (TOC) options<\/strong>\u00a0available for your custom cookbook!<\/p>\n

The Table of Contents is more than just a list of sections\u2014it\u2019s the roadmap to your cookbook. A clear and attractive TOC helps readers quickly find the type of recipe they\u2019re looking for, whether it\u2019s appetizers, main dishes, desserts, or a special category you\u2019ve created.<\/p>\n

What\u2019s New<\/h3>\n

Until now, there was only one standard Table of Contents style. With this upgrade, you now have\u00a0eight different designs <\/strong>to choose from. This means you can select a TOC layout that best matches the look and feel of your cookbook.<\/p>\n

How to Access the New Options<\/h3>\n

You can find the new TOC designs in your\u00a0Printed Cookbook Options page<\/strong>\u00a0when building your book:<\/p>\n

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  1. Enable the Table of Contents<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Start by checking the box to include a TOC in your cookbook.<\/li>\n
  2. Choose a Style<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Browse through eight unique layout options.<\/li>\n
  3. Preview Your TOC<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Click the preview button to see what your cookbook\u2019s Table of Contents will look like in each format.\u00a0(Tip: Be sure to add a few recipes first so your preview is meaningful!)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    More Ways to Customize<\/h3>\n

    This upgrade is part of our ongoing effort to give you more creative control over your cookbook design. We\u2019ll continue adding features and enhancements so that creating your family cookbook is as fun and joyful as using it.<\/p>\n

    Bill Rice is Founder and Co-Publisher of the<\/em> Family Cookbook Project<\/em><\/a>, a website that helps families and individuals collect, preserve and share food memories by creating their own printed personal cookbooks. He is the author of The<\/em> Wellfleet Oyster Cookbook<\/em><\/a> and the<\/em> Cape Cod Cocktail Cookbook<\/em><\/a> (Available on Amazon), both created using FamilyCookbookProject.com. He is also editor of the Donovan Family Cookbook, now it\u2019s third printing and is an avid genealogist tracing his family back to the 1600’s.<\/em><\/p>\n

    Follow Family Cookbook Project on<\/em> Facebook<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> Instagram<\/em><\/a>,<\/em> Twitter<\/em><\/a> TikTok<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>YouTube<\/em><\/a> and<\/em> Pinterest<\/em><\/a>!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Family Cookbook Project is excited to announce a major upgrade to the\u00a0Table of Contents (TOC) options\u00a0available for your custom cookbook! The Table of Contents is more than just a list of sections\u2014it\u2019s the roadmap to your cookbook. A clear and attractive TOC helps readers quickly find the type of recipe they\u2019re looking for, whether it\u2019s …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":5331,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cookbook-design","category-editor-tips","has-thumb"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5319","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5319"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5319\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5332,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5319\/revisions\/5332"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familycookbookproject.com\/theblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}