WD2002: Word Does Not Display or Print Outline As Expected (325726)

WORKAROUND

To see the best representation of how Word will print a document, work in print layout view.

You can configure Word make the formatting between outline view and print layout view look similar. To do this, follow the steps in the "How to Link Formatting Styles to Outline Style Levels" section of this article, and then use one of the methods that follow that section to create the outline.

How to Link Formatting Styles to Outline Style Levels

Create a New Formatting Style

Create a unique formatting style that corresponds to each level of the outline that you will use. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Styles and Formatting, and then click New Style.
2. In the Name box, type a name for the style. For example, Outline Style 1.
3. Select the options that you want, or click Format to see more options.
4. Click Add to template if you want to add the style to the template that is attached to the active document. If you do not select this option, Word adds the style only to the active document.
5. After you get the formatting that you want for the first level, click OK.
6. Repeat steps 1 through 5 to format each level of the outline. At each level, add modifications for indentation, font size, and other appropriate features of the outline style that you want.

Link Styles to Outline Levels

Link the styles that you created to the corresponding levels in an outline style. To do this, follow these steps:

1. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering.
2. Click the Outline Numbered tab, click the outline style that is closest to the style that you want to use, and then click Customize.
3. Click More to expose the rest of the options.
4. In the Level list, click 1.
5. In the Link Level to Style box, click the first level of the new formatting style that you previously created.
6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 for each level.

Method 1: Select an Outline Style

1. Open a new document in Word.
2. On the Format menu, click Bullets and Numbering.
3. Click the Outline Numbered tab, click the outline style that you want, and then click OK.
4. On the View menu, click Outline.
5. Complete the outline.

Method 2: Apply Custom Outline Styles in Outline View

1. Open a Word document that contains an outline that you created in outline view.
2. Select the first line of the outline, and then reapply the formatting style.
3. Repeat step 2 for each line in the outline.
   
   Make sure that numerals or other outline markers appear next to the line when you reapply the style. If they do not, the style is not linked.