Quickly building cross-references for initialisms NEW How do I get the index to appear after the endnotes? NEW How do I create multiple indexes from the same documents? How can I build a hybrid indented-style/run-in-style index? NEWĬreating the index erased my headers and footers! NEW How do I stop my XE fields from inheriting the wrong formats? NEW Why do the lines of my generated index have different styles?

How can I keep my tabs in my index entries? NEWĬan I create dictionary-style heads (guide words) in my index?Ĭan I call my index something other than 'Index'? UNSOLVED!Ĭan I control the hyphens in my page ranges? NEW My cross references aren't positioned or formatted correctly Why can't I hyperlink my page numbers? NEW, PARTIALLY UNSOLVED My letter categories are wrong, weird, or simply not what I want Individual entries are not sorting where you think they should

Why can't I get certain characters into my headings? NEW Index entries aren't showing up in the index How can I change all my entries to uppercase or lowercase? Identical-meaning entries are not combining Identical entries are not combining properly This article is a list of those questions, and my attempts at answering them.Ĭan I change my page lists to page ranges?Ĭan I create page numbers like 135n12 for footnotes or endnotes?Ĭan I create an index with something other than page numbers? Over the years, I've receivedĪ large number questions from writers and indexers looking for helpful solutions to seemingly unsolvable situations. There are a number of problems that an indexer might encounter when indexing with Word's XE fields. Indexing with Microsoft Word (any version) isn't easy or effective. Most recent significant updates made in March 2011 Troubleshooting Those Horrible Microsoft Word Index Problems

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