Automatic Outline

[Guest]

Word used to automatically create an outline format in normal view if I began
a document with roman numbers. After hitting enter it would drop down and
indent automatically. It suddenly stopped doing this and I would like to use
the feature. I've tried the Outline view and it changes the font, etc. How
do I get the automatic outline function back?

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

There are some settings on the AutoFormat As You Type tab of Tools |
AutoCorrect that may do what you want, but I'd be leery of using them. Are
you sure you weren't pressing Tab to indent? If you have created an
outline-numbered list, you can demote/promote the outline level with
Tab/Shift+Tab if you have checked the box for "Set left- and first-indent
with tabs and backspaces."

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Guest]

I am fairly certain that I was not using tabs, but just hitting enter and it
would automatically put me into an outline format. Will creating an
outline-numbered list restore this function, and if so, how do I go about
doing that? Thanks.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I don't know of anything in Word that makes outlining automatic. How would
Word know when or whether you wanted to move to the next level or back up a
level? You have to have some way of telling it. To create an
outline-numbered list, see
http://www.shaunakelly.com/word/numbering/OutlineNumbering.html

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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