To go to a page or a heading in a Word document without scrolling, use the Navigation pane.
To open the Navigation pane, press Ctrl+F, or select the View tab and choose Navigation Pane.
Browse by headings
If you’ve applied heading styles to the headings in the body of your document, those headings appear in the Navigation pane. The Navigation pane doesn’t display headings that are in tables, text boxes, or headers or footers.
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In the Navigation pane, select the Headings tab.
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To go to a heading in your document, click that heading in the Navigation pane.
Tip: To show or hide the subheadings under a heading, click the arrow next to the heading.
If you scroll through your document, Word highlights the heading in the Navigation pane to show you where you are. To go back to the top, select Jump to the beginning.
Browse by page
Select Pages. Then choose a thumbnail image to go to that page.
When you do scroll through your document, Word highlights the page you’re on in the Navigation pane to show you where you are.
Search in your document
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In the search box at the top of the Navigation pane, type the text that you want to find.
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Select a result to see it in your document, or browse through all the results by clicking the up and down arrows.
Reorganize your document
You can move parts of your document around by moving them in the Navigation pane. You can also change the level of headings, and you can add new headings.
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In the Navigation pane, select the Headings tab.
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Do any of the following:
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To move part of the document, select the heading and drag it to a new location.
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To change the heading's level or add a heading, right-click the heading, and then choose the action you want.
Note: If a document contains regions that are protected, you might be unable to drag a section beyond the last protected region.
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