Generate an index – Adobe InDesign CS3 User Manual
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Choose New Page Reference in the Index panel menu.
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Enter a topic or topics in the Topic Levels boxes.
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In the Type menu, choose a cross-reference prefix (such as See also) from the bottom of the menu.
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Type a topic in the Referenced box, or drag an existing topic from the topic list at the bottom.
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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.
See also
“Add index entries” on page 288
“Index panel overview” on page 286
Generate an index
Once you’ve added index entries and previewed them in the Index panel, you’re ready to generate an index story to
place in your document for publication.
An index story can appear as a separate document or in an existing document. When you generate an index story,
InDesign compiles index entries and updates page numbers across your document or book. If you add or delete
index entries or update numbering in your document, however, you’ll need to regenerate the index to update it.
If an index marker appears in overset text when you generate the index, you are asked if you would like to include
these markers in the index. If you click Yes, the entry appears in the index without a page number.
For a video on creating an index, see
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Do one of the following:
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If you’re creating an index for a single document, you may want to add a new page at the end of the document.
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If you’re creating an index for multiple documents in a book, create or open the document to be used for the index,
and make sure that it’s included in the book.
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Choose Generate Index in the Index panel menu. Specify settings for the following options:
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For Title, type the text that will appear at the top of the index. To determine how the title is formatted, select a style
in the Title Style pop-up menu.
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Select Replace Existing Index to update an existing index. This option is dimmed if you haven’t generated an index.
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Select Include Book Documents to create a single index for all documents in the current book list and to renumber
the book’s pages. Deselect this option if you want to generate an index for the current document only.
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Select Include Entries On Hidden Layers if you want index markers on hidden layers to be included in your index.
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To view additional index options, click More Options.
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Click OK. If Replace Existing Index is deselected, a loaded text icon appears. Place the index story as you would
any other text.
If you edit entries in the index story, these changes are overridden when you regenerate the index. For best results,
edit the index in the Index panel, and then generate the index again.