How to copy outline (headings) only in Word?
Normally you can easily view a certain Word document’s outline content by switching to the Outline view. However, it seems not able to copy the outline (headings) only even if you have hidden some levels in Outline view. However, this article will introduce several solutions to copy outline or headings only from a Word document.
Copy outline (headings) only by Select All Instances feature
Copy outline (headings) only by Send to Microsoft PowerPoint feature
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Copy outline (headings) only by Select All Instances feature
For example there is only one style of headings in your Word document, you can apply the Select All Instances feature to select and copy these headings easily. Please do as follows:
1. Place the cursor at any one of headings you will copy.
2. Now the specified heading style is highlighted on Home tab. Please right click the specified heading style, and click Select All n Instance(s) from the context menu.
3. Then all headings of this style are selected. Press Ctrl + C keys together to copy them.
4. Create a new Word document, and then press Ctrl + V keys at the same time to paste the headings.
Copy outline (headings) only by Send to Microsoft PowerPoint feature
If you want to copy the whole outline (all levels of headings) from a Word document, you can apply the Send to Microsoft PowerPoint feature to achieve it.
1. Open the Word document you will copy outline from, and click the Customize Quick Access Toolbar button 
> More Commands from the Ribbon. See screenshot:
2. In the opening Word Options dialog box, please (1) select Commands Not in the Ribbon from the Choose commands from drop down list; (2) find out and select the Send to Microsoft PowerPoint item from the left command box; (3) click the Add button, and finally click the OK button. See screenshot:
3. Now the Send to Microsoft PowerPoint button 
is added to the Quick Access Toolbar. Please click this button.
4. Now Microsoft PowerPoint is opening with the specified Word document pasted. Please click View > Outline View. See screenshot:
Note: If your document is opening in PowerPoint 2010, please click View > Normal firstly, and then click the Outline tab at the top of Navigation Pane.
5. Now the Outline is displaying on the Navigation Pane. Place cursor at the Navigation Pane, press Ctrl + A keys to select all outline content, and then press Ctrl + C keys to copy them.
6. Shift to Word window. Create a new Word document, and press Ctrl + V keys to paste the Outline content. See screenshot:
Note: This method will copy the outline content as plain text in the new Word document. For copying the outline content with heading styles, please go ahead to next method.
Copy outline (headings) only by Kutools for Word
If you want to not only copy the whole outline content (all headings) but also copy heading styles, I recommend you to apply the Select Heading Paragraphs feature of Kutools for Outlook.
1. Open the source document that you will copy outline content from, and click Kutools > Paragraphs > Select Heading Paragraphs. See screenshot:
2. Now all headings are selected in the document. Please press Ctrl + C keys to copy them.
3. Create a new Word document, and press Ctrl + V keys to paste the outline content.
And now you will see all outline content with original heading styles are copied and pasted completely as below screenshot shown.
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