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Two page orientations in a single collapsible/expandable Numbered Section
I have a document with collapsible/expandable numbered sections (1, 2, 3, ...).
Each section has subsections (1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, ...).
If I collapse/expand Numbered Section 1, subsections 1a and 1b collapse/expand with it (good, they should).
However, if I change the orientation of a subsection (1b is a chart, for example) to landscape, it no longer collapses/expands with the numbered section 1. So if I collapse all, I have the heading for Numbered Section 1, then section 1b, then all the headings for Numbered Sections 2/3/4....
*CAN I CHAGE THE ORIENTATION OF A SUBSECTION AND HAVE IT COLLAPSE/EXPAND WITH THE NUMBERED SECTION OF A DIFFERENT ORIENTATION?*
The brief answer is "No." You cannot do this.
"Section" can have two meanings. It has the ordinary English-language meaning, and the Word jargon meaning. Here, the difference is important.
In Word jargon, a section is a document part that contains all sorts of formatting. I discuss this in What gets carried over when you start a new section?
To change Orientation, having multiple orientations in the same document, you must put the differently oriented part into a separate Word Section.
The concept of Word Sections dates back to the beginning of Word.
Here is an additional link to Working with sections by Dave Rado, MVP
On the other hand, the Collapse/Expand feature is realtively new, having been added as a non-optional feature with Word 2013.
It will not cross section boundaries.
Here is my writing about how it works.
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The brief answer is "No." You cannot do this.
"Section" can have two meanings. It has the ordinary English-language meaning, and the Word jargon meaning. Here, the difference is important.
In Word jargon, a section is a document part that contains all sorts of formatting. I discuss this in What gets carried over when you start a new section?
To change Orientation, having multiple orientations in the same document, you must put the differently oriented part into a separate Word Section.
The concept of Word Sections dates back to the beginning of Word.
Here is an additional link to Working with sections by Dave Rado, MVP
On the other hand, the Collapse/Expand feature is realtively new, having been added as a non-optional feature with Word 2013.
It will not cross section boundaries.
Here is my writing about how it works.
- Thank you so much, Charles.
