Use chapter titles that are informative, memorable or deliberately balanced in tone. Keep heading levels consistent and confirm that every title matches the final manuscript. For a practical guide, a descriptive contents page can help readers locate topics quickly; for memoir, it can suggest the story’s progression.
The contents page is also a design element. Allow enough space, use readable type and avoid complicated punctuation that makes scanning difficult. During final formatting, verify page numbers after revisions and check the contents against the exported print and ebook files.