Headings make the structure of your documents accessible to both sighted users and those who use screen readers.
1. Open the document in Google Docs.
3. Select the Style menu.
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4. Select the appropriate heading level for your text.
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6.3. Select the Style menu.
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6.4. Select the heading style that you want to update to match your current heading style.
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6.5. Click the small arrow next to the heading style. Select Update '[heading level]' to match.
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