Create automatic outlines in Docs

Tips

Navigating long documents can be time-consuming and difficult. Google Docs automatically outlines your document so you can jump between sections. You can then edit the outline as necessary.

Create an outline of a document

On the web

In Docs, open a document.

Click ViewShow document outline.

(Optional) To jump to a heading, click a heading in the outline.

On a mobile device

In the Docs app, open a document.

Tap MoreDocument outline.

(Optional) To jump to a heading, tap it in the outline. For documents with 3 or more headings, you can scroll through the document. Then, on the right, tap the bar with arrows and tap a heading to jump to it.

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