Promotion and Demotion of Element Contents

Use this reference to learn about the multiple rules that apply and the changes that Specpoint makes to related content items when you promote or demote paragraphs into your desired outline levels.

Rules and Automated Changes

Content Item	Rules	Automated Changes
Paragraph or Property Set	When you promote or demote a paragraph or property, the following rules apply: You can promote or demote only user-added paragraphs. You can promote or demote a paragraph only onto an outline level that maintains the consistent outline structure of Specpoint. When promoting paragraphs: You cannot promote a paragraph to a position wherein it would cause a duplicate property title/key issue with its parent or sibling paragraphs. When demoting paragraphs: You cannot demote a parent paragraph to an outline level under itself or its subparagraphs. You cannot demote a paragraph to a position wherein it would cause a duplicate property title/key issue with its parent or sibling paragraphs. You cannot demote a paragraph where it would cause a gap in the outline structure of the content hierarchy.	When you promote or demote a paragraph or property, the platform makes the following automated changes: Specpoint promotes or demotes the paragraph's subparagraphs, if any, along with the paragraph while maintaining the parent paragraph-subparagraph relationship. Specpoint moves the paragraph's notes to specifier, if any, along with the paragraph. When you demote a paragraph to a level under an inactive paragraph, the demoted paragraph does not display in the preview or exported files similar to its inactive parent paragraph.