---
title: "Adding and removing outline sections"
slug: "add-remove-and-outline-sections"
description: "Learn how to manage your Ordo outline by adding, removing, and reordering sections."
tags: ["Managing Outlines", "Adding sections", "Removing sections"]
updated: 2025-08-04T19:42:59Z
published: 2025-08-04T19:42:59Z
canonical: "help.sourceandsummit.com/add-remove-and-outline-sections"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.sourceandsummit.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Adding and removing outline sections

Your Outline contains a complete overview of your Ordo, with all sections in the left panel for easy navigation and editing. After you create your Ordo, change your outline to focus only on the parts you want to prepare. This will help you save time during liturgy preparation.

> [!NOTE]
> This information applies to all Source & Summit customers.

## **About the Ordo Outline**

In the Ordo Editor, the outline refers to all content in the left panel. The outline may include the following section types:

- **Hymns**
- **Proper**
- **Ordinary**
- **Choral**
- **Instrumental**
- **Order of Mass**
- **Custom Text**
- **Prayer**

From your Outline, you can manage all the sections of your Ordo to **add sections, remove sections, or change the section order**.

> [!NOTE]
> Pro Tip
> 
> 
> If you regularly add or remove the same sections of the liturgy in your Ordos, [**create a template**](/v1/docs/using-templates#creating-a-template) with those sections to save time.

## **Managing your Outline**

[Video](https://cdn.document360.io/2f4703e0-6aba-4ef3-bb5e-e77c48482a6f/Images/Documentation/Managing_Outlines_V2_1080.mp4)

### **Add a section**

1. [Create an Ordo](/v1/docs/how-to-create-an-ordo).
2. In the left panel, click **+** to add a section.
3. Hover over a **section type** (for example, **Hymns, Proper,** or **Ordinary**).
4. Click the **section** you would like to include.

→ These sections typically correspond to a particular part of the liturgy and will appear in their proper place. If they don’t (for example, **Custom Text** or **Prayer**), the section will appear at the top of your Ordo.
5. The section will appear in the center canvas.

### **Move a section**

1. In Outline (left panel), select the **section** you’d like to move.
2. Drag and drop the **section** to your desired location in the Ordo.

### **Remove a section**

If you are not preparing a particular section, you can remove it from your Outline or the center canvas:

#### From the Outline

1. Move your cursor to the **left panel.**
2. Select the **section** you’d like to remove.
3. Click **X** next to that section.

#### From the center canvas

1. Scroll to the **section** you’d like to remove.
2. Click the **section.** In the top right corner, click the **more options menu**
3. Click **Remove**.

> [!NOTE]
> Remove a section by mistake?
> 
> You can add it back any time by following the steps under: [Add a section](/v1/docs/add-remove-and-outline-sections#add-a-section).

### **Duplicate a section**

To include multiple pieces in the same part of the liturgy, you can **duplicate** a section:

1. Click the **section** you’d like to duplicate.
2. In the top right corner, click the **more options menu**
3. Click **Add another**.

→ The new section will appear immediately below. Follow the steps to [move a section](/v1/docs/add-remove-and-outline-sections#move-a-section) as needed.