How to use \section*{something} without removing it from the Table of Contents?

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I am trying to insert an abstract and acknowledgement page into my report. I want to suppress the (numbers in front of):

Abstract
Acknowledgment

part by using \section*. But by doing so, it is removed from the ToC as well. Is there a way to maintain an entry in the ToC, while at the same time preventing this?

See also my answer to No section numbers, but still have PDF bookmarks with hyperref. There, the use of hyperref is optional and omitting it results in all unnumbered sections still appearing in the ToC. — cyberSingularity, Apr 02 '13 at 09:38

score 9 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 02 '13 at 06:41

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Use

\section*{Section heading}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Section heading}

If you're using the report document class, then you should use

\chapter*{Chapter heading}
\addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{Chapter heading}

answered Apr 02 '13 at 06:41

Werner

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score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Feb 18 '20 at 20:34

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When you are using your own section name it may lose count.

This is one option:

\section*{Your section name}
\addcontentsline{toc}{section}{Your section name}\stepcounter{section}

Just add a counter afterwards.

edited Feb 18 '20 at 20:34

Leucippus

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answered Feb 18 '20 at 19:43

CrossGate

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How to use \section*{something} without removing it from the Table of Contents?

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