How do I remove index codes, which I did not insert, from 140-pg .

[Archivist]

How do I remove index codes, which I did not insert, from a 140-pg word
document? I created a concordance and put one term in it to try it out.
Word immedediately generated about 20 pages of index using practically every
phrase in the document, including folder numbers. I disconnected the index
from the document, but it is now full of indexing codes. Why did it
automatically generate these? how can I remove them? and how may I create
an index from my own condordance. (I studied the index pages in Help for
several days before doing this, and I have created indexes in the past with
WordPerfect.)

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

I can't explain how this happened, since I've never tried using a
concordance to create an index (for another approach, see
http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Numbering/CreateIndex.htm), but I can tell you how
to get rid of the fields:

1. Display Hidden text (so that the XE fields are visible).

2. Press Ctrl+H to open the Find and Replace dialog.

3. In the "Find what" box, type "^19 XE" (without the quotation marks).

4. Leave the "Replace with" box empty.

When Word finds an XE field, it will select the entire field, so the whole
thing will be deleted.

 

[Peter Aitken]

How do I remove index codes, which I did not insert, from a 140-pg word
document? I created a concordance and put one term in it to try it out.
Word immedediately generated about 20 pages of index using practically every
phrase in the document, including folder numbers. I disconnected the index
from the document, but it is now full of indexing codes. Why did it
automatically generate these? how can I remove them? and how may I create
an index from my own condordance. (I studied the index pages in Help for
several days before doing this, and I have created indexes in the past with
WordPerfect.)

I can;t answer your question, but this is a good example of Word Rule #1:
Always save a backup copy before doing anything that has the potential to
screw up a document. And with Word, that's a long list!