INDEXES

[J Combrink]

How do I insert two separate indexes in one document?

 

[Jay Freedman]

How do I insert two separate indexes in one document?

The XE field and the INDEX field both take an optional \f switch followed by
a name in quotes. If you include \f "a" in one set of XE fields and \f "b"
in another set, then you can insert an INDEX \f "a" field and an INDEX \f
"b" field. The first index field will show only the entries marked by XE \f
"a" fields, and the second index field will show the ones marked by XE \f
"b".

According to the help,

 

[Jay Freedman]

[answered by mail and posted to newsgroup]

I don't think it's possible to include the switch directly in a concordance.
The problem is that anything in the second column of the concordance table
gets placed within quotes in the XE field, but the switch must come after
the quotes that surround the indexed term. I think you'll have to use a
two-step procedure (which is still far better than marking one-at-a-time):

In the concordance, at the end of each replacement, insert a unique set of
characters to designate which index that entry belongs to. For example,
indexA and indexB could designate the two indexes. Running the AutoMark on
the concordance will give you entries like

{ XE "frenulator indexA" }
{ XE "exabulation indexB" }

In the second step, while the XE fields are visible (that is, with Hidden
text turned on), open the Replace dialog. In the Find What box, enter

indexA"

(with a space character at the beginning of that string). In the Replace
With box, enter

" \f "a"

and click Replace All. Repeat the replacement with B instead of A. Now you
can put in the matching Index fields.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word