Microsoft Word Outlines

Posted by Stephen R. Diamond
Jan 21, 2010 at 01:33 AM

Lucas wrote:
>For the record, since moritz listed some of the major outlining features that Word
>lacks, there is also the limit of nine outline levels. As I wrote in October:
> >Unlike
>dedicated outliners, Microsoft Word allows for only nine outline levels. This is
>probably sufficient, in most cases, for outlining the major sections of a document
>(which is probably the purpose for which the tool is designed), but when it comes to
>complex brainstorming and the like, the nine level limit will start to cramp your
>style.

The same 9-level limit applies to a prominent dedicated outliner, NoteMap. imho, this is the design flaw that killed NoteMap, the crucial way to distinguish its capabilities from MS Word’s that CaseSoft failed to exploit.