How can I add words chapter and appendix in TOC with document class book?

Question

I am using TU delft thesis template : http://www.tudelft.nl/thema/handleiding-huisstijl/downloads/ Only chapter numbers and appendix appear in toc, but I want the words chapter and appendix along with them. But I do not want them in the titles itself. In the title, I just want numbers for \mainmatter and letters for \appendix

Answer 1

I assume that you use the class dissertation.cls from in this zip archive on the web page that you link to, which loads the class book and (among others) the package titletoc. Then you can achieve what you want by adding the following lines to your preamble:

%%% The following lines add Chapter or Appendix in front of the number
\titlecontents{chapter}%
  [0pt]%
  {\vspace{1ex}}%
  {\bfseries\chapappname\ \thecontentslabel\quad}%
  {\bfseries}%
  {\bfseries\hfill\contentspage}
%%% Initially, for the main part of the document, set the label to "Chapter"
\let\chapappname\chaptername

Moreover, after the \appendix command, add the line

%%% Sets the label in the table of contents to "Appendix"
\addtocontents{toc}{\string\let\string\chapappname\string\appendixname}

There is a problem, though: Due to a LaTeX bug you may not use \include to include the code for the appendix. Instead, use \input or write it directly into the main file.

%%% The appendices have to be included with `\input`, not `\include`
%%% due to a bug in LaTeX, otherwise the appendices will also be
%%% labeled "Chapter"
\input{appendix-a/appendix-a}
%%% Wrong: \include{appendix-a/appendix-a}

\documentclass{dissertation}
%%% The following lines add Chapter or Appendix in front of the number
\titlecontents{chapter}%
  [0pt]%
  {\vspace{1ex}}%
  {\bfseries\chapappname\ \thecontentslabel\quad}%
  {\bfseries}%
  {\bfseries\hfill\contentspage}
%%% Initially, for the main part of the document, set the label to "Chapter"
\let\chapappname\chaptername
\begin{document}

%% Specify the title and author of the thesis. This information will be used on
%% the title page (in title/title.tex) and in the metadata of the final PDF.
\title[Optional Subtitle]{Title}
\author{Albert}{Einstein}

%% Use Roman numerals for the page numbers of the title pages and table of
%% contents.
\frontmatter

\include{title/title}

%% The (optional) dedication can be used to thank someone or display a
%% significant quotation.
\dedication{\epigraph{Science is a wonderful thing \\ if one does not have to earn one's living at it.}{Albert Einstein}}

\tableofcontents

\include{summary/summary}
\include{preface/preface}

%% Use Arabic numerals for the page numbers of the chapters.
\mainmatter

%% Turn on thumb indices.
\thumbtrue

\include{chapter-1/chapter-1}
\include{conclusion/conclusion}
\include{epilogue/epilogue}
\include{acks/acks}

%% Use letters for the chapter numbers of the appendices.
\appendix
%%% Sets the label in the table of contents to "Appendix"
\addtocontents{toc}{\string\let\string\chapappname\string\appendixname}

%%% The appendices have to be included with `\input`, not `\include`
%%% due to a bug in LaTeX, otherwise the appendices will also be
%%% labeled "Chapter"
\input{appendix-a/appendix-a}

%% Turn off thumb indices for unnumbered chapters.
\thumbfalse

\include{cv/cv}
\include{publications/publications}

\end{document}

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Edit: To make the toc entries for chapters entirely cyan and the ones for (sub)sections entirely black (as requested in the comments), add the following lines to the preamble (replacing the lines shown above).

%%% The following lines add Chapter or Appendix in front of the number
\titlecontents{chapter}%
  [0pt]%
  {\vspace{1ex}}%
  {\color{title}\bfseries\chapappname\ \thecontentslabel\quad}%
  {\bfseries}%
  {\bfseries\hfill\contentspage}
%%% Initially, for the main part of the document, set the label to "Chapter"
\let\chapappname\chaptername
\titlecontents{section}
  [3.8em]%
  {}%
  {\colorlet{title}{black}\contentslabel{2.3em}}%
  {\hspace*{-2.3em}}%
  {\titlerule*[1pc]{.}\contentspage}
\titlecontents{subsection}
  [6.8em]%
  {}%
  {\colorlet{title}{black}\contentslabel{3.0em}}%
  {\hspace*{-3.0em}}%
  {\titlerule*[1pc]{.}\contentspage}

\documentclass{dissertation}
%%% The following lines add Chapter or Appendix in front of the number
\titlecontents{chapter}%
  [0pt]%
  {\vspace{1ex}}%
  {\color{title}\bfseries\chapappname\ \thecontentslabel\quad}%
  {\bfseries}%
  {\bfseries\hfill\contentspage}
%%% Initially, for the main part of the document, set the label to "Chapter"
\let\chapappname\chaptername
\titlecontents{section}
  [3.8em]%
  {}%
  {\colorlet{title}{black}\contentslabel{2.3em}}%
  {\hspace*{-2.3em}}%
  {\titlerule*[1pc]{.}\contentspage}
\titlecontents{subsection}
  [6.8em]%
  {}%
  {\colorlet{title}{black}\contentslabel{3.0em}}%
  {\hspace*{-3.0em}}%
  {\titlerule*[1pc]{.}\contentspage}
\begin{document}

%% Specify the title and author of the thesis. This information will be used on
%% the title page (in title/title.tex) and in the metadata of the final PDF.
\title[Optional Subtitle]{Title}
\author{Albert}{Einstein}

%% Use Roman numerals for the page numbers of the title pages and table of
%% contents.
\frontmatter

\include{title/title}

%% The (optional) dedication can be used to thank someone or display a
%% significant quotation.
\dedication{\epigraph{Science is a wonderful thing \\ if one does not have to earn one's living at it.}{Albert Einstein}}

\tableofcontents

\include{summary/summary}
\include{preface/preface}

%% Use Arabic numerals for the page numbers of the chapters.
\mainmatter

%% Turn on thumb indices.
\thumbtrue

\include{chapter-1/chapter-1}
\include{conclusion/conclusion}
\include{epilogue/epilogue}
\include{acks/acks}

%% Use letters for the chapter numbers of the appendices.
\appendix
%%% Sets the label in the table of contents to "Appendix"
\addtocontents{toc}{\string\let\string\chapappname\string\appendixname}

%%% The appendices have to be included with `\input`, not `\include`
%%% due to a bug in LaTeX, otherwise the appendices will also be
%%% labeled "Chapter"
\input{appendix-a/appendix-a}

%% Turn off thumb indices for unnumbered chapters.
\thumbfalse

\include{cv/cv}
\include{publications/publications}

\end{document}