Navigating your story in Microsoft Word

When you are writing a novel, finding your way around the various chapters can be a pain. I often need to make additions, check consistency and of course the frequent “how did I spell his name again?” search. Scrolling around until you find the section you want is a terrible pain.

My approach to making things easier is to apply a heading style to each chapter title and then navigate using the navigation sidebar. It means I can just click on the chapter I want and instantly be taken there.

Simples!

Here is a screen shot of it in use, with the navigation bar on the left:

Hope that helps some of you out

Aly

Author: Alyson Madden-Brooker