Using Outline View to Navigate Your Document

If you use defined styles, and you have organized your document so you use the headings defined by Word, you can use the Outline view to navigate through your document. For instance, let's assume you have a large document, and you want to quickly jump to a location that you figure is about three-fourths of the way through the document. You know the heading for the text you want to find, but you can't quite remember the exact wording (therefore, you can't use the Find command). Here's how you could use Outline view to find the area:

1. Click the Outline view icon in the lower-right corner of the document window. The screen changes and you'll see the Outlining tab on the Ribbon.
2. Use the Show Level drop-down list to choose Level 1 Heads. All text except first-level heads will disappear.
3. Read through the heads to find the section you want.
4. Make sure the insertion point is positioned within the header text.
5. Click the Print Layout view icon in the lower-right corner of the document window. Your cursor is now in the section where you wanted to be.