Paragraph.OutlinePromote Method (Word)
Applies the previous heading level style (Heading 1 through Heading 8) to the specified paragraph or paragraphs.
Syntax
expression .OutlinePromote
expression Required. A variable that represents a Paragraph object.
Remarks
If a paragraph is formatted with the Heading 2 style, this method promotes the paragraph by changing the style to Heading 1.
Example
This example promotes the first paragraph in the selection.
Selection.Paragraphs(1).OutlinePromote
This example switches the active window to outline view and promotes the first paragraph in the active document.
ActiveDocument.ActiveWindow.View.Type = wdOutlineView
ActiveDocument.Paragraphs(1).OutlinePromote