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When you make an outline, you create a hierarchical structure for your ideas. An outline helps you organize written documents, speeches or plans by providing a framework for your ideas and by letting you order the flow of information.

You will find outlining particularly useful for planning and structuring information when writing. While the structure of an outline is simple, outlines can help you organize very complex material.