Outlines

[Hague2]

What is the difference in using the Outline Numbering feature under Format,
Bullets and Numbering, the Outline View (Demote and Promote levels), or
Styles (Headings 1-9)? Does it matter if you create an Outline with Outline
Numbering and then switch to the Outline View? Or are they two separate
features?
Thanks

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Outline view shows the structure of a document (see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm), but it does not
actually create an outline (numbered or otherwise). If all your heading
styles were formatted the same as Normal style, then the outline in Normal
or Print Layout view would look like a bunch of identical paragraphs.
Although you can apply outline numbering to paragraphs that *are* in the
same style, this is not recommended. For the preferred way to apply outline
numbering, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html