MC1077863 - Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft SharePoint: Use the table of contents in a PDF to navigate
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Published May 19, 2025
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Microsoft OneDrive and SharePoint will display a table of contents for PDFs starting mid-July 2025, completing by early August 2025. Users can navigate PDFs using this feature, which will be enabled by default. No admin action is required, but notifying users and updating documentation is recommended.
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Updated June 27, 2025: We have updated the timeline below. Thank you for your patience.
Microsoft OneDrive for the web and Microsoft SharePoint Online will be able to display a table of contents if a PDF already has one. Users can select an item in the table of contents to jump directly to the location of that item in the PDF.
This message is associated with Microsoft 365 Roadmap ID 486859.
When this will happen:
General Availability (Worldwide, GCC, GCC High, DoD): We will begin rolling out mid-July 2025 (previously mid-June) and expect to complete by early August 2025 (early July).
How this will affect your organization:
1. Open a PDF in OneDrive for the web or in SharePoint. If your PDF contains a table of contents, it will show up on the left side of your screen:
2. Select any line item to jump directly to the page
3. To close the table of contents, select the X in the top right of the panel. Select the View the table of contents icon in the top left of the panel to open it again:
This feature will be on by default.
What you need to do to prepare:
Note: Some users may see this feature before other users within your organization.
This rollout will happen automatically by the specified dates with no admin action required before the rollout. You may want to notify your users about this change and update any relevant documentation.