I am editing a long Word document and would like to keep the table of contents in view so that I can stay oriented as I work on the main part of the document. Is there a way to do this, perhaps with a vertical split view with the table of contents on the left and the main text on right?
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You can use the document map.
What it looks like
It will display the table of content on the left of your document:

How to display in Word 2003
To display the document map in Word 2003:
- Go to Menu
- View
- Click on "Document Map" or "Navigation pane"
How to display in Word 2007+
In word 2007 or higher:
- In the ribbon
- View tab
- Show/Hide section
- Click on the checkbox "Navigation pane"
- Click on Document Map
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