Outline and write research papers in Google Docs using heading styles #61

This video explains how to use the document outline feature and heading styles in Google Docs to super-organize and keep your research paper focused. Using the outline function to “chunk” your paper helps overcome required word count overwhelm and makes paper revisions incredibly easy! Please post your questions in the comments below! 📺 Links to related videos you might enjoy: Organize school lecture & reading notes with Google Docs Outlines #62 https://youtu.be/brDicFZC22Y Take notes & write papers with voice typing in Google Docs #63 https://youtu.be/_tJ4z2EPDqM A Google Doc annotated bibliography that works for you! #64 https://youtu.be/eSbiuXJESVw 📚 Sign up for my newsletter to get tips and videos on how to better use Google and other productivity technologies: https://joshevil.com/help ❓ Are you interested in personalized one-on-one coaching for anything you’ve seen me talk about? If so, book a 30-minute intro call to learn more: https://joshevil.com/book Feel free to connect and engage with me on social media! I’m somewhat active on the following platforms: Blog ➡ https://joshevilsizor.com Twitter ➡ https://twitter.com/evilsizor Facebook ➡ https://www.facebook.com/eviltips LinkedIn ➡ https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshevilsizor Instagram ➡ https://www.instagram.com/productivitywonk ---------- 📄 Link to the video outline in a downloadable Google doc: https://joshevil.com/outline-using-styles-gdocs 📃 The video outline is also included below: Keep watching if: You want to know how to use the Google Docs Outline function -OR- You’re interested in using a Google Docs Outline to help you: Write a focused research paper Better organize your paper Make the writing/editing process easier Overcome word count overwhelm Here we go! The Basics What’s a Google Doc Outline? What are Heading Styles? (demo) Heading 1 → Shortcut: (Ctrl+Alt+1) (or Cmd 🍎) Heading 2 → Shortcut: (Ctrl+Alt+2) Heading 3 → Shortcut: (Ctrl+Alt+3) Normal → Shortcut: (Ctrl+Alt+0) Update Style: Select Style → Update Heading to match It’s an outline, so what? Because the outline becomes the paper… A paper outline without headings, Becomes a paper without headings (like a book without chapters) Easy to get lost (where did I leave off?) Or lose focus (what was my point?) A paper outline with headings: Keeps your subordinate writing focused Helps you organize your thoughts/paper Helps you write/edit the paper efficiently (find your stadium seat) Helps you write in conquerable chunks to overcome word count overwhelm (demo) Show me how! End in mind → the outline becomes the paper Forward: Ctrl+Tab (“control the tab”) (“command the tab” 🍎) Backward: Ctrl+Shift+Tab (“shift the direction”) (demo) Outline your paper Apply Heading Styles Write → keeping your eye on true north! (argument/outline headers) Why Should I? Because a paper outline with headings: Helps you write in bite-sized or conquerable chunks Helps you organize your paper/thoughts Helps you write/edit efficiently Producing clear and focused writing Prove it! Used this during my master’s program at the Navy War College Wrote over 25,000 words — 300-word chunks at time! My grades? Leave a comment anytime after June 16th, 2023! This video’s for a friend just starting the Army War College Joe, and anyone else watching, I hope any of these techniques are as helpful to you as they were to me! Want more? This video brought a little know-how and even more of the know-why Check out my other videos to get more of both!