If you wish to add a line to your table of contents (for example, your References section, if you've written one manually), you can use the \addcontentsline command described on page 159 of the LaTeX manual.n short, its syntax is as follows: This command can be used to edit files for table of contents, list of figures, or list of tables. To add a line to the table of contents, use toc for file, and chapter for section_unit, and place the command in your document immediately after the section heading. For example: