Crafting in Word - A guide to building document trees in Word 2013

The process of creating and editing content in Word documents will be much quicker and more precise if you can generate a document tree to manage sections in your text. With this tree, a simple click on a section will instantly take you to the spot you need to edit, enhancing your overall work efficiency.

Guide to Crafting Document Trees in Word 2013

Step 1 : Click on the small icon in the toolbar containing font styles in Word 2013, as shown in the image:

Step 2 : Click on Create a Style to generate a new style:

Step 3 : Name the template Mytour1 and click Modify:

Step 4 : In the displayed dialog, click on Format and then select Paragraph:

Step 5 : Choose Centered under the Alignment section, and for Outline level, select Level 1, then click OK:

Afterward, customize the font for this template until satisfied. Check both Add to the Styles gallery and Automatically update, then click OK:

Step 6 : Similarly, create another Style named Mytour2. Choose Paragraph and configure settings as shown in the image:

Step 7 : Continue by creating a third Style named Mytour3. Choose Paragraph and configure settings as shown in the image:

Step 8: Once you've crafted your templates (they can be more or fewer than the 3 styles mentioned), begin creating your document tree as follows:

Select the Mytour1 Style and type in the chapter heading:

Next, choose the Mytour2 Style and enter the subheadings at level 2:

Continue by selecting the Mytour3 Style and inputting subheadings at level 3:

You can proceed to create additional styles and input more headings at lower levels.

Step 9: Go to the VIEW tab and select Navigation Pane to view the document tree you just created for your Word document:

For sections you don't want to be part of any created style, place the cursor at the beginning of that section and click on the default Normal style in Word.

After entering all headings with their corresponding styles, you will have a structured document tree for your Word document. You can collapse the structure of this tree and even collapse the content based on headings or collapse the entire chapter in your document:

So, now you know how to create a document tree in Word 2013. In this latest version, the feature allows you to collapse the entire content of the document, significantly enhancing flexibility in managing and editing content. Additionally, you can explore Guides on creating document trees in Word 2003, Guides on creating document trees in Word 2007, ...