Tips: Need to create an outline in Microsoft Word? It's a snap
What's the first thing we do before writing a white paper, brochure, or online help? We write an outline. It helps us organize our thoughts and rearrange points we want to make.
Microsoft Word makes it very easy to create outlines. Using Word's built-in styles, Heading 1, Heading 2, and Heading 3, you can make outlines, rearrange points, and collapse and promote points. And it's a great way to show clients what you plan to write well ahead of time.
To create an outline in Word:
- Write the points you want to make.
- Assign each point
a heading style by clicking Style drop down menu on the Formatting toolbar:
- Heading 1: The main points you want to address in your paper
- Heading 2, 3: Heading 2 represents the main points that support Heading 1; and Heading 3 encompasses the points that support Heading 2.
- After you have assigned your headings, click the View menu and select Outline. Word has placed small + signs next to each heading. You can click the + sign to expand your heading or collapse it.
- With your headings collapsed, you can cut and paste headings and all the supporting points will be copied and pasted wherever you want to place them.
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