This article will teach you how to outline a Google Docs document. That way you'll be able to more easily navigate through longer documents by clicking on the titles in the list.
Steps
Part 1 of 2: Creating the Outline
Step 1. Open Google Docs in a browser
If you're not already logged into your Google account, enter your information to do so.
Step 2. Click on the document you want to edit
This way you will open the text content.
- To create a new document, click on the blank page with a symbol of + at the beginning of the page.
Step 3. Click on the View menu
It's at the beginning of the screen.
Step 4. Click Open Document Outline
A new column titled “Outline” will open to the left of the document. This is where titles will appear after you create them.
Step 5. Select the text you want to make a title
Titles are the name of each topic group in the document.
Step 6. Click on the Normal Text menu
It's in the toolbar at the beginning of the Google Docs screen. A list of other font styles will appear.
Step 7. Select a title style
Suggested options for titles are Title 1, Title 2 and Title 3. Once you click on your favorite style, the selected text will be added as a title to the outline column.
- Repeat this step for any titles you want to create and add to the outline column.
- To remove a title, hover over it in the outline and click on the X Beside.
Part 2 of 2: Using Outline
Step 1. Access Google Docs in a browser
If you're not already logged into your Google account, enter your information to do so.
Step 2. Click on a document that has the outline
The content of the document will appear. Don't worry if you don't see the outline - you'll need to enable it first.
Step 3. Click on the View menu
It's at the beginning of the screen.
Step 4. Click Open Document Outline
A new column called “Outline” will appear to the left of the document. It contains a list of clickable links that redirect to the document's topics.
Step 5. Click a link from the outline column
The document will take you to that area of the document.
