Defining an index

You must define where and how the index will display in a document. You can format the index page so that it has columns. For information about adding columns to a document, see “Creating and deleting columns.”

You can also define the information included or excluded from a concordance file.


To define an index

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Type an index title in the document.
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Press Enter.
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Click Tools WordPerfect Office onestep Defining an index Reference WordPerfect Office onestep Defining an index Index.
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Click Define.
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In the Define index dialog box, choose a numbering position from the Position list box.
If you created a concordance file for the index, type the file path and filename in the Filename box.

You can also
Apply a custom page numbering format to the index
Click Page numbering. Enable the Custom page number format option. Choose Page Number from the Insert list box. Type any page number text in the box.
Use a dash to show consecutive pages
Enable the Use dash to show consecutive pages check box.
Apply different styles to each index level
Click Change. In the Index styles dialog box, choose Heading or Subheading from the Level list. Choose a style from the Styles list.

To define information in a concordance file

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Click Tools WordPerfect Office onestep Defining an index Reference WordPerfect Office onestep Defining an index Index.
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Click Define.
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In the Define index dialog box, click Create in the Concordance file area.
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In the Concordance file dialog box, enable any of the following check boxes:
Headers/Footers — includes headers and footers in a concordance file
Footnotes/Endnotes — includes footnotes and endnotes in a concordance file
Text boxes — includes text boxes in a concordance file

You can also
Include capitalized phrases
Enable the Capitalized phrases check box.
Include quoted text
Enable the List quotes check box.
Remove minor words
Enable the Minor words check box.
Remove short words
Enable the Words less than check b
ox. Type a value in the Characters box.
Remove numbers
Enable the Numbers check box.

Defining an index