Indexing Decisions
Before you create an index, you must make some decisions about how information in the index is formatted with respect to the following:
Capitalization of headings and subheadings
Number of subheading levels
Cross-references
Alphabetization
Every index entry that appears in the index is a result of marker text that you inserted throughout the document. The way that you choose to enter marker text in the Marker window determines how that index entry is displayed in the index. Therefore, some up-front planning and subsequent decisions save you from going back later to redo marker text that was input inconsistently.
This section discusses key decisions to keep in mind while you index. This is not a guide to the art of indexing, but ...
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