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Sunday, March 02, 2008 – Permalink –

Index Concordance

Order!

Creating a Table of Contents can be easy if you use Styles. Word will automatically insert a TOC when you place the insertion point and then use Insert>Reference Index and Tables and choose Table of Contents.
(2007 – Reference Tab>Table of Contents group)

An Index or Concordance can be more difficult.

In a larger document, you may want the reader to be able to locate key words. You could go through the whole document and mark each word you want included, but there is an easier way.

Make a list of the important words.
Create a two-column table in a new document.
In the first column, enter the word or phrase.
In the second column, enter the index entry
(If you need a sub-category, type the main entry followed by a colon (:) and then the sub category.)
Save the file.

When it comes time to create the Index, place the insertion point, go to Insert>Reference Index and Tables. Choose Index and then AutoMark.
(2007 – Reference Tab>Index group)

Browse to the location of your Index file.

Word will now automatically use your list to mark the main document and insert an Index.

Also:

Word for Word:
An Index or a Concordance for Your Book?

Word MVPS.org:
How can I automatically generate an index in Word?

Microsoft KB:
How to create a table of contents and index with field codes in Word

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Labels: Fields, Inserts, Lists, Reference, Tips, Tutorials

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