Introduction

It is possible to use promote or demote to change a provision into the next logical provision up a level (for promote) or down a level (for demote) e.g. changing a paragraph into a sub-paragraph and vice versa.  This is designed to be a quick way of changing a provision into a new type if required. 

How to promote a provision

1. Place your cursor anywhere in the provision you wish to promote (num, heading or text element) and;
   1. using keyboard shortcut, click ALT + [ 
   2. from right-click context menu in Editor view and Structure view, right click and select Promote element
   3. from upper toolbar, select ‘Tools > Promote element’
2. The selected provision will be promoted into the next valid provision.

How to demote a provision

1. Place your cursor anywhere in the provision you wish to demote (num, heading or text element) and;
1. using keyboard shortcut, click ALT + ]
2. from right-click context menu, right click and select Demote element
3. from upper toolbar, select ‘Tools > Demote element’
2. The selected provision will be demoted into the next valid provision.

Hints and tips

• It is possible to promote or demote a provision that has child elements. Descendant paragraph-type elements will be also converted to their next logical element type, unless they are within definitions or steps
• Promoting a provision after a list of paragraphs, sub-paragraphs or sub-sub-paragraphs will convert the paragraph-type element into closing words as the first step, and then into the next provision up in the hierarchy.
• Promoting the only subsection in a section or sub-paragraph (with the number format (1)) in a regulation (or article etc.) can be a quick way of converting the subsection/sub-paragraph into section/regulation (or article etc.) content
• The right-click context menu will show spelling suggestions as a priority if you right-click on a word which isn’t recognised (with red wavy underscore).  In this instance, select Other actions in the menu to continue navigating to promote or demote element
• Only valid provisions/elements can be demoted or promoted.  If you select a provision/element that isn’t valid, the Editor will present an error message
  • See Annex 7 and 8 for promotion and demotion rules which are dependent on the context/ancestry of the provision
• Demote works for subsections, schedule sub-paragraphs, paragraphs and sub-paragraphs as long as there is another element of the same kind before it to ‘adopt’ the demoted provision as its child.
• Promote will work out the context that the provision being promoted is in to determine the next appropriate provision it should be promoted to.  
• You can promote subsections/paragraph (1)s (into section/regulation text) paragraphs, sub-paragraphs, sub-sub-paragraphs, definitions and steps, schedule sub-paragraphs 
• You can demote section/regulation text (into subsection/paragraph (1)), paragraphs, sub-paragraphs, definitions and steps, schedule paragraph text and schedule sub-paragraphs