2007 Microsoft® Office System Inside Out

Working with Headings in Outline View

Whether you create an outline from scratch or use the outline created as part of your existing document, you’ll invariably want to change some headings and insert and delete others. Headings are easy to work with in Outline view—with a simple click of a tool, you can change heading levels, move headings in the outline, and even demote the heading to body text, if you like.

Adding a Heading

When you want to insert a heading in an existing outline, in Outline view, find the heading you want the new heading to follow. Then simply place the insertion point after that heading and press Enter. If you want the heading to be at the same level as the heading preceding it, simply type the new heading. If you want to promote ...