Place cursor where Table of Contents should appear
Click Tools | Reference | Table of Contents
On the Table of Contents Tab, click Define ...
5 is the maximum number; there is no downside to using it here. Other formatting options are available for the Table of Contents by using the controls here, but they aren't useful for this brief.
Click OK
Click Close.
This is a reminder to the writer that the Table of Contents will be generated in this space. When that happens, this notification text will be replaced by the Table of Contents.