# Hypertext Help with LaTeX
\addtocontents

`\addtocontents{file}{text}`

The `\addtocontents` command adds text (or formatting commands) directly to the file that generates the table of contents or list of figures or tables.

- `file` is the extension of the file on which information is to be written: toc (table of contents), lof (list of figures), or lot (list of tables).
- `text` is the information to be written.

See also Table of Contents
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