Creating outlines in Word

[Guest]

Why doesn't word indent my outline levels when I press the tab key. It
leaves the outline level the same and only gives me an indention. I want the
tab key to indent the text and produce another level to the outline. I want
shift-tab to shift the outline back to the previous outline level. What do I
need to change? It used to do it before I upgraded to 2003.

 

[Klaus Linke]

Hi Jason,

Works fine here. Do you use the built-in heading styles?

The shortcuts Alt+Shift+Left and Alt+Shift+Right should work in any case to
demote/promote headings.

Since Alt+Shift+Up and Alt+Shift+Down are very useful to move selected
headings/text up and down, these shortcuts are good to know anyway.
And they work in any view, not just in Outline view.

Regards,
Klaus

Why doesn't word indent my outline levels when I press the tab key.
It leaves the outline level the same and only gives me an indention.
I want the tab key to indent the text and produce another level to the
outline. I want shift-tab to shift the outline back to the previous outline
level. What do I need to change? It used to do it before I upgraded to

2003.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Tools | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat As You Type: check 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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[Klaus Linke]

The shortcuts Alt+Shift+Left and Alt+Shift+Right should

work in any case to demote/promote headings.

Since Alt+Shift+Up and Alt+Shift+Down are very useful to
move selected headings/text up and down, [...]

Other useful shortcuts are Alt+Shift++ and Alt+Shift+- to expand/collapse
levels.
And Alt+Shift+L to toggle "View first line only".

And of course Shift+up/down to select text, or Ctrl+up/down to move a
paragraph up/down.

Since those shortcuts involve Alt, Shift, and the cursor keys,
Alt+Shift+Up/Down (for promoting/demoting) may well be "simpler" than
Tab/Shift+Tab in the long run...

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Klaus Linke]

Tools | AutoCorrect Options | AutoFormat As You Type: check the box
for "Set left- and first-indent with tabs and backspaces."

Doesn't make a difference for me: Tab and Shift+Tab work for the built-in
heading styles, no matter what the setting is.

BTW, in the list of useful shortcuts for Outline view, I forgot Alt+Ctrl+1,
Alt+Ctrl+2, Alt+Ctrl+3 for "Heading 1" to "Heading 3" and Alt+Ctrl+N for
the "Normal" style.

Regards,
Klaus

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Since I use a fair number of outline-numbered lists but almost never use
outline-numbered headings, I had not discovered this.

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

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