Outlines


An outline is a great tool for organizing ideas. By grouping topics and subtopics under main headings, you can set up the logical flow of a lengthy or complex document. A well-prepared outline is like a document "skeleton"a solid framework on which the document can be built.

An outline has two components (Figure 1):

Figure 1. Part of an outline in Outline view.


  • Headings are topic names. Various levels of headings (1 through 9) are arranged in a hierarchy to organize and develop relationships among them.

  • Body text provides information about each heading.

Microsoft Word's Outline view makes it easy to build and refine outlines. Start by adding headings that you can set to any level of importance. Then add body text. You can use drag-and-drop editing to rearrange headings and body text. You can also switch to Normal view (Figure 2) or another view to continue working with your document.

Figure 2. The outline in Figure 1 in Normal view.


Tips

  • Word's outline feature automatically applies the Heading and Normal styles as you work. You can redefine these styles to meet your needs; Chapter 4 explains how.

  • You can distinguish headings from body text in Outline view by the symbols that appear before them. Hollow dashes or plus signs appear to the left of headings while small hollow boxes appear to the left of body text (Figure 1).




MIcrosoft Word 2004 for Mac OSX. Visual QuickStart Guide
MIcrosoft Word 2004 for Mac OSX. Visual QuickStart Guide
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Year: 2003
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