Formatting In Your Outline

Normally, Word tries to display on the screen what you would see when you print your document. Working in Outline view is no exception; Word displays formatted headings as you have them defined. There are many times that "pretty" formatting can detract from the work you want to do when in Outline view. For this reason, Word allows you to "turn off" formatting while in Outline view.

The Show Formatting tool on the Outline toolbar controls the presence or absence of formatting. (In Word 2007 it is the Show Text Formatting check box on the Outlining tab of the ribbon that controls the formatting.) Use the tool or the check box to control how formatting is displayed in the outline.