How to Use WPS Chapter Navigation on Windows

Use Chapter Navigation with 4 how-to topics, including opening the navigation pane, jumping by heading, fixing missing headings, and reordering chapters. Choose a topic from the index and follow the entry path and steps.

How-to Index

How-to Guide

1. Open Chapter Navigation

Entry path: View tab → Navigation Pane

1. Open the WPS Writer document whose structure you want to review.
2. Click the View tab.
3. Click Navigation Pane.
4. Check whether the chapter navigation pane appears on the left side of the document.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: A navigation pane appears on the left side of the document.
• What you can do next: You can review the heading list and click a heading to move to that section.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: If the document does not use heading styles, the pane may not show chapter levels.

2. Jump by Heading

Entry path: Left navigation pane → Heading list

1. Open the navigation pane first.
2. Find the target heading in the left pane.
3. Click the heading.
4. Check whether the editing area moves to that section.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The document view moves to the selected section.
• What you can do next: You can continue editing, reading, or switching to another section.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Clicking body text instead of a heading item will not trigger section navigation.

3. Fix Headings Not Showing in the Navigation Pane

Entry path: Home tab → Heading styles

1. Select the text that should be used as a chapter heading.
2. Go to the Home tab.
3. Apply an appropriate heading style, such as Heading 1 or Heading 2.
4. Return to the navigation pane and check whether the heading now appears.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: Content with heading styles appears in the navigation pane.
• What you can do next: You can jump by heading or continue checking the structure hierarchy.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Making text larger or bold does not automatically turn it into a navigation heading.

4. Reorder Chapters in the Navigation Pane

Entry path: Left navigation pane → Heading item

1. Open the navigation pane and confirm that headings are displayed correctly.
2. Find the heading you want to move in the left pane.
3. Drag the heading to a new position.
4. Release the mouse and check whether the chapter order in the document has been updated.

Success Criteria

• Interface result: The heading order changes in the navigation pane.
• What you can do next: You can continue adjusting and editing the document structure.

Tips While Using

• Common mistake: Body text that is not part of the navigation structure cannot be reordered from the navigation pane.