When you create an outline, you see all topics and subtopics. If you want to focus on major topics, you can collapse a topic to hide its subtopics. When you want to see the subtopics again, expand the topic.



When a topic is collapsed, its label changes. Text labels such as Roman numerals appear underlined (the underlines don't print), and diamonds change from black to gray.

To collapse or expand topics:

1	Select the topics you want to collapse or expand.
2	Choose Collapse or Expand from the Outline menu.

Tip: To specify how many topic levels of a collapsed outline or topic you want to view, choose Expand To from the Outline menu.

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Using outlines