Understanding Outline View
No matter which method you use to create your outline, you need to use PowerPoint's outline pane to organize this information at some point. The outline pane appears in both Normal view and Outline view in PowerPoint. In Normal view, the outline appears on the left side of the window and shares the desktop with the slide itself and related notes. In Outline view, the outline pane takes up two-thirds of the window space, with smaller panes for viewing the slide and notes.
Tip
You can change the size of a pane by dragging its border to a new location. This can be done when the cursor changes to a double-headed arrow.
To switch to Outline view, click the Outline View button in the lower-left corner of the PowerPoint window. You can switch back to Normal view, the default, by clicking the Normal View button.
Figure 5.1 shows Outline view.
Figure 5.1. Outline view offers a flexible approach to creating an outline.
Each slide in your presentation is numbered and is followed by a slide icon and the title text. The body text is listed under each slide, up to five levels. This body text includes bulleted and indented lists, as well as other text information. The title text is also referred to as the outline heading and each individual point in the body text as a subheading. Clip art, tables, charts, and other objects don't appear in the outline pane.
Note
Any text that you enter other than in the Click to Add Title or the Click to Add Text placeholders doesn't display in the outline either.
Adding new outline information is simple. Enter the content and press the Enter key to move to the next point. To delete a point you no longer need, select it and press the Delete key.