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1. Create a topic list (optional)
2. Add index markers.
3. Generate the index.
4. Flow the index story.
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Workflow for creating an index
To create an index, follow these basic steps:
A topic list helps you maintain consistency in your index entries. (See Create a list of topics for an index .)
Add index markers on the pages in your document that you want the index entries to refer to. (See Add index entries .)
Generating the index creates a set of entries for markers and their accompanying page numbers. (See Generate an
index .)
Use the loaded text cursor to flow the index into a text frame. In most cases, you’ll want the index to start on a new
page. After you flow the index, you can format the pages and index.
You’ll likely repeat these steps several times as you refine your index prior to publication.
Index panel overview
You create, edit, and preview the index using the Index panel (Window > Type & Tables > Index). The panel includes two modes: Reference and
Topic. In Reference mode, the preview area displays complete index entries for the current document or book. In Topic mode, the preview area
displays only topics, not page numbers or cross-references. Topic mode is used primarily for creating the index structure, whereas Reference
mode is where you add your index entries.
In Reference mode, index entries are alphabetized and divided into sections by letter. Triangles next to entries let you expand or collapse the entry
to view subentries, page numbers, and cross-references.
The following codes appear in place of page references to indicate index entries that may not be included in the generated index. You may need
to choose Update Preview in the Index panel to view the codes.
Indicates index entries on the pasteboard. These entries will not appear in the generated index.
Indicates index entries on a hidden layer. When you generate the index, you have the option of including index entries on a hidden layer.
Indicates index entries in a hidden condition. Index entries in hidden conditions are not included in the index.
Indicates index entries in overset text. When you include these entries in the generated index, they appear without page numbers.
Indicates index entries on a master page. These entries will not appear in the generated index.
Click a triangle to expand or collapse an individual entry. Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) a triangle to expand or collapse all
subentries under an entry. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) a triangle to expand or collapse all entries.
Choose Update Preview in the Index panel menu to update the preview area. This option is especially useful if you’ve edited your document
extensively or moved index markers in the document window.
Create a list of topics for an index
You can create or import a list of topics to use as a starting point when creating index entries. Later, when you add entries to the index, you can
select topics from the topic list (instead of typing them each time) to ensure that information is indexed consistently throughout your document or
book.
You create and edit a topic list using the Index panel in Topic mode. Note that Topic mode displays topics only; to preview index entries, with their
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