How to Edit Document Outline in Writer

To view the documents as an outline, follow the steps below:

• Click the Outline icon in the View tab to open the Outline tab.

• Click the Outline View button at the bottom right corner of the screen to start the Outline view.

The function of the commands in the Outline tab:

Promote to Level 1: Promote this item to the highest level of the outline.

Promote: Promote the selected item to a higher level.

Outline Level: Set an outline level for the selected paragraph. You can also quickly adjust the outline level of the text by this icon.

Demote: Demote this item to a lower level.

Demote to Body Text: Demote this item to the lowest level of the outline.

Move Up: Move the selected item up within the outline.

Move Down: Move the selected item down within the outline.

Expand: Expand the selected item.

Collapse: Collapse the selected item.

Show Level: Choose which levels to show in the outline. The selected level and all higher levels will be visible.

Show First Line Only: Choose the Show First Line Only check box and only the first line of the multi-lined text paragraphs in the document will be displayed with the end of the paragraphs omitted.

Show Text Formatting: Choose the Show Formatting check box, all the text formatting in the document will be displayed in the established format.

Update TOC: Click the Update TOC icon to update the Table of Contents directly.

Go to TOC: Click this icon to go to the Table of Contents directly.

Close: Click the Close icon to close the outline view mode and return to editing the document.