I much prefer the keyboard shortcuts, myself. Alt+Shift+2, for example,
focuses on level 2 and above.
However, having had some severe repetitive motion wrist issues, I know that
fellow sufferers often hate dropdowns. They can literally be a pain to deal
with. Having clear, just-click-here buttons saves a lot of pain. And, since
they're visually right there in front of you, you don't have to think
"Now... where are they?" There's a lot to be said for "Right there where you
can see them". In any event, since Matt asked, I thought I'd show him how to
get the back. Actually, I don't find them ugly or cluttery. And the fact
that they're numbers rather than obscure icons makes it clear what they are
(to me, anyway). Besides, I have a very hard time clicking on the dropdown
arrow... it's a smaller target than the numbers.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog:
http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web:
http://www.herbtyson.com
"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote in message
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Can't think why anyone would want to clutter the toolbar with ugly buttons
that just replicate the function of the dropdown. It's not as if you could
show levels selectively: that is, you can't select, say, Levels 1, 3, and
6 to display. If you display Level 6, you're showing all the levels above
it as well.
--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote in message
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As Suzanne points out, those buttons do not show up by default in Word
2003. However, it's fairly easy to add them using Tools - Customize -
Commands. Set Categories to All Commands, and under Commands, look for
ShowHeading1 through ShowHeading9. Drag them to the Outlining toolbar to
the desired location. I just did it, and it took less than a minute.
--
Herb Tyson MS MVP
Author of the Word 2007 Bible
Blog: http://word2007bible.herbtyson.com
Web: http://www.herbtyson.com
"Matt" wrote in message
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My outline toolbar has a single "show heading" button. I saw a picture
of
someone's outline toolbar that had 8 show heading buttons (numbered 1-7
with
the eighth one labeled "all"). See link below for this pictu
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/formatting/usingolview.htm
Can anyone please tell me how to make my outline toolbar mimic the one I
saw
at the above website? I am using Word 2003 (service pack3) on Windows
XP
(service pack 2).
I am sorry to bother you over something so trivial, but the
obsessive-compulsive little troll in the back of my mind wont let me
work on
my paper until this problem is solved. I would greatly appreciate any
help
that can be offered.