Creating and Constructing Outlines

An outline is a list of important topics in a given subject. In a typical outline, topics are listed at different levels, with first-level topics not indented and sublevel topics indented to show they are subordinate.

To create an outline, enter the topics in a list with one topic per line. Then, to show which topics are subtopics, indent the subtopics. To number the outline, either select the list and click the Numbering button or click the Numbering button before you start entering topics and subtopics (the Numbering button is located on the Home tab).

To help construct outlines, OneNote offers the paragraph selection handle. Move the pointer over a paragraph to make its paragraph selection handle appear on the ...

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