Moving around quickly in a long document can increase your productivity. Microsoft Word 97 and 2000 have navigation features, such as Search and Go To, that can help you efficiently move from one place in a document to another.
But it is not always clear which navigation method you should use in a specific situation. For example, you want to revise a paragraph under a heading that is somewhere in the middle of your 77-page document.
Switching to outline view may help you more easily locate the heading you want by displaying only the document's major headings. But you still have to display any text you want to view or edit.
Word has another great feature that can help you quickly locate and go to a specific heading in your document, called the Document Map. You can view the Document Map by clicking Document Map on the View menu. The Document Map displays a list of your document's headings in a separate pane, so you can still view, scroll through, and edit your document.
Click the heading in the Document Map and Word will take you to that location in your document. Then you are ready to view or edit the text. If you want to turn off Document Map, just click Document Map on the View menu.
To change the heading levels that Document Map displays, right-click in the Document Map window and select the appropriate heading level.
You can also expand or collapse specific headings in the Document Map, resize the Document Map pane, or modify the Document Map display font.
For more information about customizing the Document Map, type document map change display in the Office Assistant or on the Answer Wizard tab in the Help window, and then click Search.
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