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{{TOC left}}
The <kbd style="font-size: 1.15em; font-weight: 800;"><nowiki>{{</nowiki>[[Template:TOC left|TOC left]]<nowiki>}}</nowiki></kbd> template forces the auto-generated "Table of Contents" for a page to appear in a table that is floated to the left side of the page (as seen left), in order to improve page layout.
== Purpose ==
 
{{tl|{{BASEPAGENAME}}}} forces the auto-generated "Table of Contents" for an article to appear in a table that is floated to the left side of the page (as seen left), in order to improve article layout.


== Usage ==
== Usage ==
Insert <code>&#123;&#123;TOCleft&#125;&#125;</code> at the point in the article where you want the top of the Table of Contents box to appear. Use with {{tl|-}} or {{tl|clear}} to prevent images collisions.  See [[John Vanbrugh]] for a live example.
Insert {{Tlx|TOC left}} at the point in the page where you want the top of the Table of Contents box to appear. Use with {{Tl|-}} or {{Tl|Clear}} to prevent collision with text; use the '''clear''' attribute (see below) to prevent collision with images.
 
* Avoid placing the TOC in a visually poor location. Crossing a section division is probably a poor idea.
== Cautions ==
* If the TOC is floated left of a bulleted list, the bullets will be hidden.
Do not use this template to just force word wrap around the TOC, as this is inappropriate method of achieving this.  Instead add a CSS class to your current skin's .css file, which will apply site wide. Go to [[Special:Mypage/skin.css]], which redirects to your current [[WP:SKIN|skin]]'s CSS file.
 
Do not place this template so that the TOC aligns with a large image or infobox; this breaks the layout on narrow screens (even users with screens as wide as 1024px wide can have problems).
Also, a TOC that crosses a section division is probably a poor idea, if that can be avoided.
 
Unless the section in which the {{tl|TOC left}} is placed is long enough, the result may well be undesirable.  Note particularly that if the TOC is floated left of a bulleted list, the bullets will be hidden.


It should only be used in cases where the TOC gets in the way of other content or is detrimental to the layout of the page; it should ''not'' simply be used for aesthetics since it tampers with the standard appearance of articles. See [[Help:Section#Floating the TOC]] for further guidelines.
=== Parameters (optional) ===
{{Glossary}}
{{Term|term=clear}}
{{Defn|defn=Sets the [[wikipedia:CSS|CSS]] <samp>clear</samp> property, which forces this float underneath the side specified with this attribute. So, {{Para|clear|left}} (which is the default) will place the element underneath all the left-floating elements before it. Valid values for this parameter are: <code>left</code>, <code>right</code>, <code>both</code>, or <code>none</code>.}}
{{Term|term=width}}
{{Defn|defn=Set the CSS width.}}
{{Term|term=limit}}
{{Defn|defn=Limits the depth of subheadings shown. For instance using {{Para|limit|4}} will hide the fourth level and deeper subheadings in the hierarchy, while {{Para|limit|2}} will hide all subheadings, leaving only the main headings. This is implemented as a CSS class in the [[MediaWiki:Common.css]].}}
{{Glossary end}}


==See Also==
== See also ==
* {{Tl|TOC right}}<includeonly>
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Latest revision as of 07:09, 16 September 2022

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It contains usage information, categories and other content that is not part of the original template page.


The {{TOC left}} template forces the auto-generated "Table of Contents" for a page to appear in a table that is floated to the left side of the page (as seen left), in order to improve page layout.

Usage

Insert {{TOC left}} at the point in the page where you want the top of the Table of Contents box to appear. Use with {{-}} or {{Clear}} to prevent collision with text; use the clear attribute (see below) to prevent collision with images.

  • Avoid placing the TOC in a visually poor location. Crossing a section division is probably a poor idea.
  • If the TOC is floated left of a bulleted list, the bullets will be hidden.

Parameters (optional)

clear
Sets the CSS clear property, which forces this float underneath the side specified with this attribute. So, |clear=left (which is the default) will place the element underneath all the left-floating elements before it. Valid values for this parameter are: left, right, both, or none.
width
Set the CSS width.
limit
Limits the depth of subheadings shown. For instance using |limit=4 will hide the fourth level and deeper subheadings in the hierarchy, while |limit=2 will hide all subheadings, leaving only the main headings. This is implemented as a CSS class in the MediaWiki:Common.css.

See also