How to Enable Outline in Google Docs

follows below steps in order to add/enable online feature in your google docs.

Step 1: Go to Google Docs

Launch Google Docs in your web browser.

Step 2: Open Google Document

Upon accessing the Google Docs website, there are two pathways for document access:

• You can either open an existing document already stored in Google Docs or,
• Initiate the creation of a new, untitled document.

With the two option, you have the freedom to craft the content and generate a new file or document from the ground up.

Step 3: Go to View Tab

To access the outline feature, navigate to the top panel of the screen and click on the “View” option. Within the dropdown menu, you will locate the “Outline” option.

Step 4: Select Show Outline

To access the outline view, you should click on the “Display” dropdown menu and then select the “Show Outline” option. Alternatively, there is a shortcut available that allows you to quickly view the document’s outline.

Shortcut Key to enable Show Outline: Press " Ctrl + Alt + A + H "

Step 5: Click on Outline Icon

Once you’ve chosen the “Show Outline“, you will see an option on the left side of your document, a new icon will appear. Click on this icon to reveal and view the outline of your document.

Step 6: Preview Outline Changes

After clicking on the icon, the detailed outline of our document will get displayed. This will help us to navigate the entire document very easily.

Google Docs is the favorite text editor of many users due to its cloud-based behavior. Different types of features significantly improve the structure and quality of the main text. One of the core features of Google Docs is adding an outline to a Google Docs document. Outline in Google Docs offers a road map or provides an organized overview of our documents.

If you are creating any research paper, a report, or a business proposal, then using an outline can streamline your writing process and also enable us or help us to maintain the logical structure of our document. Here, we will see the steps to add an outline in our Google document. Also, we will see the steps for mobile devices.