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Effective outlines are well-organized with enough space to go in detail.
To create tighter outlines in Word, all you need is the tab button.
Condensing Your Outline
Here’s one of Word’s default Multilevel List styles.
To change your tabs, simply click to expand the Paragraph dialogue box.
Select Tabs at the bottom-right.
For instance, only one of your levels should be noted with capital letters (i.e.
A, B, C).
Here’s one way you could you designate levels #1-5:
If You Need More Space..
The tighter the outline the more informative it can be.
However, you may decide that you want to add more space to make it easier on the eyes.