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Proficient use of Headings in Word empowers you to create more professional theses, reports, and specialized table of contents. Today, SoftwareTips.vn will guide you through the detailed process of using Headings in Word.
1. Creating and Customizing Heading Parameters
Step 1: Open the Home (1) menu => Multilevel List (2) => Define new Multilevel list (3).
Step 2: Click on More to reveal additional basic settings.
Within that, configure the parameters based on the meanings as follows:
(1) Click Level to modify: Choose the level you want to edit
(2) Link level to style: Modify the style of the main heading
(3) Level to display in gallery: choose the level to showcase
(4) Enter formatting for number: Input the character string to display for the heading
(5) Number style for this number: Modify the number style for the heading
(6) Number alignment: align the Heading
(7) Start at: Adjust the sequence number of the first Heading.
(8) Font: Customize the font for Heading
(9) Follow number with: Create characters after the Heading sequence number
After setting the basic parameters for the Heading, click on Font (8) to customize font size, style, and size for Heading 1.
Step 3: Click on Font (1) and customize the parameters as desired.
(2) Font: Modify the font type
(3) Font Style: Adjust bold, italic, or underline font style
(4) Size: Change the font size
=> Click OK (5) to complete.
Step 4: Move on to the second Heading and adjust similar parameters as Heading 1, but smaller for a standardized and more appealing outline. Customize the parameters as follows:
(1) Click Level to modify (Choose the level you want to edit): 2
(2) Number style for this number (Number style for Heading 1): 1, 2, 3…
(3) Enter formatting for number: Input the character string to display for Heading 1 - Chapter 1
(4) Link level to style: Style for the main heading - Heading 2
(5) Level to show in gallery: Display level - Level 2
(6) Restart list after: Modify the list after Heading 1
(7) Follow number with: Space (Create space with Enter formatting for number)
(8) Number alignment: Heading alignment - Left
Next, click on Font (9) to modify the font.
Step 5: Click on the Font (1) section and adjust the parameters for the font. To make the subheading visually appealing and easy to read, you need to change the font for Heading 2 to be smaller than Heading 1.
(2) Font: Choose a font similar to or different from Heading 1
(3) Font Style: Choose a font style similar to or different from Heading 1
(4) Size: Must select a font size smaller than Heading 1.
=> After that, click OK (5) to complete.
Step 6: Repeat the above steps for the remaining Headings, and consider setting the remaining Headings with smaller font sizes or different styles for easy identification. After creating all the subheadings, click OK to finish.
2. Using Heading in Word
The most challenging part, creating a sample Heading in Word, is complete, and using Heading is straightforward and easy. You can follow the guide below:
Step 1: Enter your subheadings line by line as in the example below. Next, move the cursor to the heading (1) => select Heading 1 (2).
Instead of clicking on Heading 1, you can use the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + 1.
Now, the heading has been highlighted with Heading 1.
Step 2: Move the cursor to the next major heading position (1) => click on the arrow icon below (2) to expand the Heading section.
Next, choose Heading 2 to create a highlighted subheading. Alternatively, you can use the shortcut Ctrl + Alt + 2 to quickly create Heading 2 without mouse clicks. Repeat the same for subsequent Headings.
Step 3: To view the headings, press the shortcut key Ctrl + F and click on the Headings tab to see the list of headings.
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