Page range options in indexes – Adobe InDesign User Manual
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Alternatively, you can create a topic list, and then select topics from the list as you create index entries.
Index every occurrence of a word automatically
Using the Add All option is an effective way to index all occurrences of a specified term in a document or a book. When you click Add All, InDesign
creates index markers at every occurrence of the words selected in the document—not the text specified in the dialog box. (You can later delete
entries that point to less significant information.)
When searching for occurrences of the selected text, InDesign considers only whole words, and searches are case-sensitive. For example, if
cheetah is selected, cheetahs and Cheetah will not be indexed.
1. In the document window, select the text you want to search for.
2. In the Index panel, select Reference.
3. To create index entries for any open documents in the book, select Book.
4. Choose New Page Reference in the Index panel menu.
5. Choose Add All. InDesign adds index markers to all text that matches the selected text, regardless of whether the text has been indexed, so
you may end up with multiple entries for the same word or phrase.
Edit an index entry
To change a topic (such as renaming it or applying a new sort order) and automatically update all entries that use that topic, use the Index panel
in Topic mode. To change one entry at a time, use Reference mode. In Reference mode, you can also add cross-references or locate the index
marker associated with a page reference.
1. Open the document containing the index entries.
2. In the Index panel, do one of the following:
Select Topic to edit a topic and automatically update all entries using that topic.
Select Reference to edit an individual entry.
3. In the preview area, select an entry or page reference. To select a page reference, select the page icon below the entry.
4. Double-click an entry or page reference to edit.
5. Edit the entry, and then click OK.
Page range options in indexes
You can create index entries that include a page range (such as cats 82–87) instead of a single page number. The Type pop-up menu in the New
Page Reference dialog box includes the following page-range options:
The page range does not extend beyond the current page.
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