Re-arrange topics
Your topics and sub-topics will appear in the same order you add them to the document. However, you can change the order and hierarchy of your topics at any time.
Change the order of your topics
There are two methods to change the order of topics in the document outline (table of content).
Method1: Change the order of your topics using drag-and-drop
You can re-arrange your topics by drag-and-drop In the document outline in the left panel of the content editor page.
- In the document outline, select the topic you want to move
- Drag the topic and drop it in the new place
A blue line marks the places you can drop your topic within the document outline. Your topics order will change accordingly.
Method 2: Change the order of your topics using the options menu
You can re-arrange your topics using the options menu In the document outline in the left panel of the content editor page.
- In the document outline, click the options menu indicated by three vertical dots next to the topic title you want to move.
- Click Move up or Move down to change the position of your topic into one level higher or lower, respectively.
- You can repeat step 2 as many times as needed to move your topic to the desired position.
Change the hierarchy/structure of your topics
You can also re-arrange the hierarchy of your topics to change a topic into a subtopic of another one and vice versa. There are two methods to change the ranking of your topics:
Method1: Change a topic into a sub-topic of another one using drag-and-drop
- In the document outline, select the topic you want to change into a child topic.
- Drag the selected topic and drop it on the topic you intend to be a parent to your moving topic (The intended parent topic will be highlighted in blue).
Your topics hierarchy will change accordingly.
Method 2: Change the hierarchy of your topics using the options menu
- In the document outline, click the options menu indicated by three vertical dots next to the topic title you want to move.
- Click Indent or Outdent to change the position of your topic into a sub-topic or a root topic of another one, respectively.
- You can repeat step 2 as many times as needed to move your topic to the desired position.