Writer Guide

Note
Writer will not prompt you to confirm the delete! Use caution
when deleting a TOC.
You can also delete the index from the Navigator by selecting
Index > Delete from the menu shown in Figure 330.
Alphabetic indexes
An alphabetical index (referred to as an index) is a list of keywords or
phrases used throughout a document that, if listed in order with page
numbers, may help the reader find information quickly. Generally an
index is found in the back of a book or document.
This section describes how to:
• Add index entries.
• Create an alphabetic index quickly.
• Customize the display of index entries.
• Customize the appearance of the index.
• View and edit existing index entries.
Adding index entries
Before you can create an index, you must create some index entries.
1) Either highlight the word or phrase to add to the index or place
the cursor at the beginning of the word or phrase. (If you want to
add multiple words as one entry it will generally be better to
highlight the entire phrase.)
2) Choose Insert > Indexes and Tables > Entry to display a dialog
box similar to that shown in Figure 331. You can accept the word
or phrase shown in the Entry box or change it to whatever you
want. If you placed the cursor at the beginning of a word, clicking
on the Entry text box inserts the word into the text box.
3) Click Insert to create the entry.
Chapter 12 Tables of Contents, Indexes, and Bibliographies 393
Free eBook Edition