Microsoft Word is loaded with features that improve use and workflow effectiveness. Navigation Pane is a fantastic example, and you can use it to navigate headings, browse your document for text or objects, and even quickly restructure your documents.

Rearranging Documents with the Navigation Pane

First, you’ll require to show the Navigation Pane. You can switch to the “View” tab and select the “Navigation Pane” checkbox or merely press Ctrl+F.

Note: If you select the “Navigation Pane” checkbox, the pane will immediately appear even when opening a brand-new Word file. If you don’t want this to occur, be sure to deselect this alternative when you’re finished with it.

When you open the Navigation Pane, make sure you’re viewing the “Headings” tab. If you allowed the pane using the checkbox on the View menu, that should be chosen immediately. If you open it with Ctrl+F, it will show you the “Results” tab by default.

With the “Headings” tab picked, the pane reveals you all the headings and subheadings in your document, set out in a good tree view.

Clicking a heading jumps right to that heading in your file view. Right-clicking a heading reveals a menu that lets you promote or bench headings a level, insert brand-new headings, and even erase headings.

Just be warned. When you delete a heading in the navigation pane, Word likewise erases all text and objects under that heading– not just the heading paragraph itself. It’s used for eliminating entire areas of your file.

Word also lets you drag and drop heading to restructure areas easily. This is particularly helpful, for example, when you’re trying to create an overview.

Lastly, if you use the search box at the top of the pane, Word will highlight all of the areas where search results page appear.

It’s quite helpful!

You’ll require to display the Navigation Pane. When you open the Navigation Pane, make sure you’re seeing the “Headings” tab. When you delete a heading in the navigation pane, Word likewise deletes all text and objects under that heading– not simply the heading paragraph itself.