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Overview
Document in outline view  

Outlining a document can help you conceptualize and plan its content. Find out how easy it is to create a working outline in Word 2007 as well as to quickly reorganize what you've already written.

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  • Length: 15–20 minutes
  

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GOALS

After completing this course you will be able to:

  • Create a document outline from scratch.
  • Reorganize or restructure an existing outline.
  • Promote or demote outline entries so that they hold a greater or lesser level of prominence in your overall outline (for example, turn a top-level heading into a subheading).
  • Expand and collapse portions of the outline, and view an existing document in outline format.
  
ABOUT THIS COURSE

This course includes:

  • Two self-paced lessons and two practice sessions for hands-on experience. Practices require Word 2007.
  • A short test at the end of each lesson; tests are not scored.
  • A Quick Reference Card you can take away from the course.
AUDIO TEXT

How do you like to organize your ideas? If you're fond of outlining, that tried-and-true organizational aid, Word has tools that streamline the process. (And if you haven't tried outlining, you'll be amazed at how much time and trouble it can save you.)

Outlining a document can help you conceptualize and plan its content. Find out how easy it is to create a working outline in Microsoft Office Word as well as to quickly reorganize what you've already written.

To learn more about this course, read the text in Goals and About this course, or look at the table of contents. Then click Next to start the first lesson.
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