convert multilevel list to a true outline

[markjkubicki]

MS Office 2013




I'm certain that this has been discussed to death (yet after 20min of surfing, I've found nothing); apologizes in advance. (If anyone can simply re-direct me...)


I have a document in a multilevel list format (and it works well: tab denotes a level; alt-tab promotes...)


HOWEVER, when I view it in OUTLINE...
everything is a "BODY TEXT" (although there are multiple levels being used)
I could convert each line -individually- to an outline level...that would take a lot more effort than I ought to have to expend...


(thought that outline levels would already be there from the multi-level list, but not (?))


there has to be a simpler way (?)
any suggestions will be greatly appreciated in advance,


m.