Use Word 2010's Numbering feature in tables and make it automatically number multiple table columns vertically. This way, each cell in each column will be placed under the correct number.

We explain 3 ways to make a Table of content in Word with different columns. A Table is an object that is made up of columns and rows.

Number the columns when the table is completely done to avoid resetting options. It seems a bit counter-intuitive to me and I can’t help but think there’s a better solution than this clunky one.

It's easy to add page numbers, headers, footers, title pages and a table of contents to your Word documents. You just have to know where to look.