Hi Claudine

Yes, you can put a table of contents in a table.

If the column isn't wide enough to display the page numbers, modify the TOC
styles to set a right-aligned tab where you want the page numbers.

There is some info at the following page on how to modify styles:

How to modify styles in Microsoft Word
http://www.ShaunaKelly.com/word/styles/ModifyAStyle.html

Hope this helps.

Shauna Kelly.  Microsoft MVP.
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word