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Arranging Chapters in the Navigator

You can move headings and subordinate text up and down in a document text by using the Navigator. You can also promote and demote heading levels. To use this feature, format the headings in your document with one of the predefined heading paragraph styles. To use a custom paragraph style for a heading, choose Tools - Chapter Numbering, select the style in the Paragraph Style box, and then double-click a number in the Levels list.

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To quickly move the text cursor to a heading in the document, double-click the heading in the \<emph\>Navigator \</emph\>list.


To dock the Navigator, drag the title bar to the edge of the workspace. To undock the Navigator, double-click its frame while holding the key.

To Move a Heading Up or Down in the Document

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Ensure that all heading levels are shown in the Navigator. By default all levels are shown. See steps below how to change the heading levels that are shown.


  1. On the Standard Bar, click the Navigator icon Icon to open the Navigator.

  2. On the Navigator, click the Content View icon Icon.

  3. Do one of the following:

  1. Drag a heading to a new location in the \<emph\>Navigator \</emph\>list.

  2. Click a heading in the Navigator list, and then click the Promote Chapter Icon or Demote Chapter icon Icon.

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To move the heading without the subordinate text, hold down while you drag or click the Promote Chapter or Demote Chapter icons.


To Promote or Demote the Level of a Heading

  1. Select the heading in the \<emph\>Navigator \</emph\>list.

  2. Click the Promote Level Icon or Demote Level icon Icon.

To Change the Number of Heading Levels That Are Displayed

Click the Heading Levels Shown icon Icon, and then select a number from the list.