Adobe InDesign CC 2015 - Manual (Page 137)

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Last updated 6/6/2015
For Next # Of Pages The page range extends from the index marker to the end of the number of pages specified in the
adjacent box, or to the end of as many pages as exist.
Suppress Page Range Turn off page range.
Add “See” or “See also” cross-references to an index
Cross-references are index entries that point to related entries, instead of a page number. You create cross-references
using the Index panel. Cross-references can serve different purposes in an index:
• Cross-references associate common terms with equivalents used in your document or book. For example, Fauna.
See Animals. Entries with such cross-references do not contain page references; they simply point to equivalent
terms that are indexed more fully.
• Cross-references point to other entries related to, but not equivalent to, a topic. For example, Cats. See also Wildcats.
In this case, the index entry containing the cross-reference also contains page numbers and/or subentries that are
directly related to the entry’s topic.
A.Cross-reference to related information (See also)B.Cross-reference to an equivalent term (See)
When you create a cross-reference in InDesign, you can also select a cross-reference prefix. “See” and “See also” are
static text. When you choose “See [also],” InDesign automatically assigns the correct prefix to the cross-reference each
time the index is generated:
• Entries with page numbers, subentries, or both are given “See also.”
• Entries without page numbers or subentries are given “See.”
Using the “See [also]” option frees you from the task of manually updating cross-references as the contents of your
index entries change.
1 Choose Window > Type & Tables > Index.
2 Select Reference.
3 (Optional) Select Book to view index entries from any open documents in a book file.
4 Choose New Page Reference in the Index panel menu.
5 Enter a topic or topics in the Topic Levels boxes.
6 In the Type menu, choose a cross-reference prefix (such as See also) from the bottom of the menu.
7 Type a topic in the Referenced box, or drag an existing topic from the topic list at the bottom.
8 Click Add to add the cross-reference to the index.
Cross-references appear in the Index panel and the generated index, but are not associated with index markers in the
document itself.
Cross-references with “See [also]” appear as “See [also]” in the Index panel; however, the correct prefix will appear in
the generated index story.