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HL Indicates index entries on a hidden layer. When you generate the index, you have the option of including these
index entries.
PN Indicates index entries in overset text. When you include these entries in the generated index, they appear
without page numbers.
Master 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. Hold down Ctrl (Windows) or Command (Mac OS), and
click a triangle to expand or collapse all subentries for that entry.
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 infor-
mation 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 associated page numbers and cross-references, use Reference mode instead.
Index panel in Reference mode (left) and Topic mode (right)
Topics in the topic list appear in the Index Entry dialog box as well. To create an index entry, simply select a topic
and then associate it with a page or cross-reference. Unused topics (those without page or cross-references) are
excluded when you generate an index.
Creating a topic list before you add index entries is optional. Each time you create an index entry, its topic is automat-
ically added to the topic list for future use.
Add topics to the topics list
1 Choose Window > Type & Tables > Index to display the Index panel.
2 Select Topic.
3 Choose New Topic from the Index panel menu or click the Create New Index Entry icon at the bottom of the
panel.