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For example, if you enter \t in the Following Entry field, when you build your
index, a default tab will automatically be inserted after your entry.
Building an index
Use the Build Index dialog box to create an index from the contents of the Index
palette.
When you build an index, QuarkXPress compiles the list, formats it according to
your specifications, and flows it into pages based on the master page you
choose. Index preferences are document-specific when set with a document
open.
Before building the index, create a master page with an automatic text box for
your index. Next, create paragraph style sheets for the section heads and all the
levels used in your index. Normally, the levels are distinguished by varying
indentations.
To build an index:
Choose Utilities > Build Index or display the context menu for the Index 1
palette and choose Build Index.
Click Nested or Run-in for the Format. If your index is organized with more 2
than two levels of information, you should create a nested index. If you
decide to create a run-in index, all levels of information for any entry will be
listed in the same paragraph with no hierarchy.
Check Replace Existing Index to overwrite the existing index. 3
To add headings to each alphabetical section in the index, check Add Letter 4
Headings and choose a style sheet from the drop-down menu.
Choose a Master Page for the index (only master pages with automatic text 5
boxes are listed). QuarkXPress automatically adds the necessary pages to
the end of the document to contain the index. If you specify a facing-page
master page, a right-facing page is added first.
Choose style sheets for each level of the index from the Level Styles drop-6
down menus. If you clicked Run-in for the Format, only the First Level
drop-down menu is available (because all the levels are flowed into the same
paragraph).
Click OK to close the Build Index dialog box and create the index. 7
If you need to compare two versions of an index, uncheck Replace Existing
Index in the Build Index dialog box (Utilities menu).