Creating an Outline
Digital Tip
An outline helps give a document coherent structure and also ensures that everyone authoring a document understands how each part fits into the whole. Many programs you use to create and compose documents can help you create and format an outline. Watch the following outline tutorial and then answer the prompt about outlining in the workplace.
Thinking Professionally
1. Describe a professional scenario in which you’d prefer to outline a document in hard copy, using a pen and paper, and also describe a scenario in which you’d prefer to create a digital outline. What are the advantages and disadvantages of each method?