While supporting macros for creating collapse/expand options, you will also be able to apply them over headings, numbered/unnumbered lists, apply styles, and.
I don't personally know anyone who uses it, but I know several who dislike it. It supports both Word 2007 and Word 2010, offering a wide range of complementary features and tools to assist users in creating/inserting collapsible into different sections of document. It's a headache, and in my opinion should be removed from WORD. The selected text will display in the Header and Text areas. What was wrong with not having it or maybe having both options?įrankly, I am tired of having to constantly go our and expand procedures because people do not know or understand about the expand and collapse feature. The Collapsible Section dialog box will open.
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The fact I know about it and have shown others how to deal with it, does not mean it is a functional aspect that people want. This is not functionally acceptable and has caused issue within the organization I work.
However, the expand and collapse feature can cause issues as some who use the doc may (and in our case have) accidently click the arrow and collapse entire sections of docs, thus making visibility of said document or procedure go away, be hidden and caused stress in some. Expand/Collapse is a feature built-in to all the default heading styles in Word except for No Space and Normal.Click the Collapse the Ribbon button: Press. In Word 2013 I can get a good overview of the contents by collapsing and. Collapse or expand a topics subtopics Double-click the paragraph handle. The collapse and expand parts are a bit more of a problem since that’s a display issue and not really something intrinsic to the document. When a heading is selected like heading 1, the triangle should show up beside it so in the document i can collapse or expand it. Select a topic and its subtopics Click the paragraph handle. When a document or procedure is so large that you need a TOC for functionality reasons, Headings are a great way to get around inside the doc. By applying heading styles it is much easier to navigate and work with the document. I’ve searched online and videos on how to collapse and expand a heading on office 365.
The expand and collapse feature is a nuisance at best and can not be removed or disabled in any way.