Word contains a powerful outlining system that allows you to quickly make changes to document structure. This is done in Outline view, which is invoked by clicking the Outline tool on the View tab of the ribbon, or by clicking on the Outline view icon at the left side of the horizontal scroll bar.
When you switch to Outline view, Word automatically displays the Outlining tab of the ribbon. You use the controls on this ribbon tab to change heading levels for your outline. To do this, follow these steps:
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2017-04-25 12:03:00
Gerd
This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you very much! I never heard of this option anywhere before your post.
2015-10-23 11:05:12
Patty
How do you change the actual number in the auto numbering? I want 1: to be 1.
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