A Guide for Making an Outline
Using Microsoft Word
  1. Formatting
    1. Type Outline in the center at the top.
    2. Under Format (書式), select Bullets and Numbering (箇条書きと段落番号「かじょうがきとだんらくばんごう」), then Outline Numbering (アウトライン番号).
    3. Click on the second box.
    4. Choose henko (変更).
    5. Indent the sub-points.
      1. Indent Left Alignment (左インデントからの距離「きょり」) as follows:
        1. (A) 7.5mm
        2. (1) 15mm
        3. (a) 22.5mm
      2. Indent (字下からげとぶらしたげ) as follows:
        1. (I) 7.5mm
        2. (A) 17.5mm
        3. (1) 25mm
        4. (a) 35mm
    6. Under Format (書式), select Paragraph (段落), then Indents and Spacing (インデントと). Change the Spacing After (段落後) to 6 or 12 points.
    7. As you type the outline, you can move to main points or sub-point by using the TAB button or the arrows in the top right of the (書式) tool bar.

See Sample of an Outline Form.

See General Points about Outlines.

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Prepared by C.A. Edington, 2001; updated 2005
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