Working with Indexes

No matter what you’ve heard or experienced in the past, creating an index really doesn’t need to consume the better part of your youth. Here’s the secret: There are two efficient ways to mark entries for your index, and neither one relies solely on the Mark Index Entry dialog box.

Using Index Entry Fields

If you want to manually work through your document and mark entries as you find them, creating and editing field codes can help you save significant time and reduce errors. All you need to know is the correct syntax for index entry (XE) field codes.

An index can have up to nine levels. Where entry names are specified in the INDEX field, each level is separated by a colon. So, for example, an index entry in this book that provides ...

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