9.3

When you index a range of text, it is marked with brackets. When you place the Text
Insertion bar in text and enter an index entry, the location is marked with a box.
Creating index entries
Each item in an index, whether it is one word or several, is called an entry. Each entry is
assigned a level. Levels indicate the hierarchy of the entry, from first to fourth. First level
entries are the most general, and fourth level entries are the most specific.
QuarkXPress lets you create four levels of index entries in a nested index and two levels
of index entries in a run-in index.
Creating a first-level index entry
A first-level index entry is a primary topic sorted alphabetically in an index.
Before you start adding words to the index, you need to decide whether you are creating
a nested index or a run-in index. A nested index has up to four levels of information with
entries separated by paragraph returns and different style sheets. A run-in index has two
levels of information with second level entries immediately following first-level entries in
the same paragraph.
1
Place the Text Insertion bar in the text or select a range of text to establish the beginning
of the text you want to index.
2
To enter text for the first-level entry in the Text field of the Index palette (View menu),
select text in the document or type in the field.
3
To override the alphabetical indexing of the entry, enter text in the Sort As field. For
example, if the entry is "20th Century," you might want it sorted as "Twentieth Century."
This does not affect the spelling of the index entry.
4
Choose First Level from the Level drop-down menu.
5
To override the default character formatting applied to a page number or cross-reference,
choose another character style sheet from the Style drop-down menu. The default
formatting is the character style of the entry text.
6
Choose an option from the Scope drop-down menu to specify the range of text the index
entry covers.
7
Click the Add button on the Index palette; the first-level index entry is listed
alphabetically in the Entries list. The indexed text is marked with brackets or a box in the
document. You can also click the Add All button to add all occurrences of the selected
text to the Entries list.
You can add an index entry by selecting the text in the document, displaying the context
menu, and selecting Add to Index. The entry will be added using the selected levels, style,
and scope. The displayed context menu is the same as the context menu for a text box,
with the exception of Add to Index.
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