Sub-levels misplaced by Outline view

[hmm]

In Outline view (Word 2007), with only level 1 showing, I hit return after
the last heading 1 entry, in order to start a new level 1 heading. All of
the sub-levels of that last level 1 heading are now misplaced below the new
level 1 heading.

As I understand, hitting return in outline view will create a new paragraph
of the same level as the last one, but that everything below that last
heading should remain with the same paragraph; not be moved to the new one.

Thanks.

 

[Stefan Blom]

What you are describing is normal behavior when pressing Enter at the end of
the last heading displayed in Outline view. What you can do is add the new
heading before the last heading, and then move it to the end of the
document. Alternatively, display all levels, and then add the new heading.

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[Stefan Blom]

For an illustration of what happens, see this example:

+ Heading 1¶
+ Heading 1¶ <-- Pressing Enter at the end of this paragraph would create a
new, "empty" Heading 1 paragraph (no subordinate paragraphs)
+ Heading 1¶ <-- Pressing Enter at the end of this paragraph would transfer
the subordinate paragraphs to the new Heading 1 paragraph.

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[hmm]

Thanks Stefan.

Can you explain the essential difference between the two examples you gave,
and why one would carry the subordinate paragraphs down to the new Heading
1, while the other would create a new Heading 1 with no subordinate
paragraphs?

 

[Stefan Blom]

As I wrote in a previous message in this thread, the difference is that one
paragraph is the *last paragraph displayed* at a particular level in Outline
view. The last paragraph will "abandon" its child paragraphs.

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[hmm]

Thanks Stefan.

I think that is really weird, counter-intuitive behavior on Word's part. I
would suggest this to Microsoft as a fix, unless there is some rationale for
doing it this way.