View.CollapseOutline Method

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Collapses the text under the selection or the specified range by one heading level.

Syntax

expression.CollapseOutline(Range)

expression   Required. A variable that represents a View object.

Parameters

Name Required/Optional Data Type Description
Range Optional Range object The range of paragraphs to be collapsed. If this argument is omitted, the entire selection is collapsed.

Remarks

If the document isn't in outline or master document view, an error occurs.

Example

This example applies the Heading 2 style to the second paragraph in the active document, switches the active window to outline view, and collapses the text under the second paragraph in the document.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(2).Style = wdStyleHeading2
With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View
    .Type = wdOutlineView
    .CollapseOutline Range:=ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(2).Range
End With

This example collapses every heading in the document by one level.

Visual Basic for Applications 
  With ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View
    .Type = wdOutlineView
    .CollapseOutline Range:=ActiveDocument.Content
End With

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