Microsoft Word formats the headings with the built-in heading style Heading 1.
or Demote
on the Outlining
toolbar until the heading is at the level you want.To move a heading to a different location, place the insertion point in the heading, and then click Move Up
or Move Down
on the Outlining toolbar until the heading is moved where you want it to go. (If a heading is collapsed, the subordinate text under the heading moves with the heading.)
TipYou can also rearrange text by dragging the outline symbols (
, 
, and 
) for the headings and body text up or down or to the left or right. When you drag the outline symbol of a collapsed heading, the subheadings and body text under it also move or change levels.
As you drag, Word displays a vertical line at each heading level. Release the mouse button to assign the text to the new level. Word applies the corresponding heading style to the heading, or applies the Normal style to body text.