Creating Outlines

This guide walks users through the creation of different types of outlines in order to better organize their research materials.

Web Resources

If you want to view what the web says about outline construction, we recommend the following resources:

How to Outline
General writing guide of outline instructions from the OWL at Purdue University.
Outline Components
An overview of outline construction from the OWL at Purdue University.
Types of Outlines
Alphanumeric outlines, full sentence outlines, and decimal outlines