Navigate in a document by using the Document Map

The Document MapA vertical pane on the left side of the document window that displays a document's headings in an outline. You can use the Document Map to move through a document. For example, when you click a heading in the Document Map, Word goes to the heading in the document. provides a quick way to move around in a document that contains headings.

  1. On the View menu, click Draft, Web Layout, Outline, or Print Layout.

  2. On the View menu, point to Sidebar, and then click Document Map Pane.

  3. In the Document Map, click the heading that you want to view in the document.

    The cursor moves to the selected heading in the document.

Tip  To set the number of heading levels that are displayed in the Document Map, hold down CONTROL and click any heading. Then on the shortcut menuA menu that shows a list of commands relevant to a particular item. Among items for which you can display a shortcut menu are text, tables, words flagged by the spelling checker, and graphics., click the highest number for the maximum number of heading levels that you want to display.