How to Create a Table of Content on Squidoo Lens
If you have a lot of content or a large Squidoo lens, then it is nice for your visitors to have a Table of Content (T.O.C).
A clickable T.O.C that is ! But how to create it?
You have to use a bit of HTML coding, here’s the structure: (copy and paste it)
<a href=”#module1234567“>Health</a>
<a href=”#module6789012“>Healthy Food</a>
<a href=”#module1222222“>Healthy Exercise</a>
<a href=”#module4444444“>Healthy Thinking</a>
You must change the module number (in orange). The question is how to find those numbers.
It can be done 2 ways - an easy and not so easy.
The Easy Way:
Go to “edit mode”, choose a module, then hold your mouse pointer over the arrow to the left to the word “edit”.
Keep your mouse pointer there and look at the bottom left handside of your screen (just above Start or Windows button if you use a Microsoft product) = The progress bar.
You will be looking for the number to add to your T.O.C:
The number in this case is: 2603338. The 7 digit number!
- don’t pay any attention to the slash and the number after it. That number is only temporary and will change if/when you reorder your modules.
The Hard Way:
Is the way a programmer or HTML nerd would do it.
Go to your lens’ url like http://www.squidoo.com/irishjewlery/
Then go to your browser menu and choose View –> Page Source or just source depending on the browser you use.
If you use 
(which I recommend) you just click CTRL + U
Now that you are on the source page you search for the headline of your module; by clicking CTRL + F in Firefox.
Copy your module name from your lens and paste it into the box:
The highlighted numbers in yellow will be the numbers for that specific module.
The introduction module is always 0 (zero).
Do this for every module you want to add to the T.O.C.
All you have to now is to add a new text module, write a nice headline line like: Irish Jewelry Table of Content (with your keyword included) and a subheadline both for your visitors and Google ;-).
Then you add the HTML code you just finished.
You are done - reward yourself with a nice cup of tea and relax 
If you are not used to work with HTML it might seem at bit overwhelming, my advise is just start and you will soon be doing this in your sleep 
Enjoy!
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Great post! A table of contents can be very helpful for your readers….and good stuff seo-wise, too (anchor text, hint, hint lol)
I kinda ‘cheat’ when I create my TOC’s. I have two windows/tabs open… one with my lens in edit mode, and the other with the published lens open. When I need the url of the module (module#), I go to the sidebar of my published lens and expand the “Whats Here” part. I then right-click on the module I want, choose ‘copy link location’ then paste it where I need it in HTML on my lens that is in edit mode.
Have no clue if it is ‘easier’ or not…but it works for me!
Great blog! Thanks for sharing your knowledge =)
Thanks PotPieGirl,
I might try it next time.
Now we have 3 methods
If you don’t mind I might do another lecture on your method too.
Thank you for telling us.