sorting problem

[JIP]

I'm trying to build an index; it has to be done by hand and i will use
Word 2008 (mac) unless I find a better way.

Word's sorting feature isn't what I need for this reason:

if I start off here,
phenomena

vivid

perception

see also aisthêsis, empeiria, experience


I need to sort.

But if I sort this, Word realigns it thus:

perception

phenomena

see also aisthêsis, empeiria, experience

vivid


Useless!

So instead, I'm putting imagined breaks in with forward slashes until
I have reached a point where I can do one last sort, at which point
I'll substitute those marks with paragraph + tabs and hopefully end up
with sub-categories.

Perhaps there is a smarter way to do this? There seems no way to
"protect" the subcategories I can see.

Could I do it using field codes in some way?

Any tips appreciated.

 

[Rob Schneider]

What is "useless" about being in alphabetic order as indexes are
supposed to be? What am I missing.

If you are doing it manually, then why sort? Just don't sort if you
want it ordered in some way other than the way Word sorts?


--rms

www.rmschneider.com

 

[CyberTaz]

Why does it have to be "done by hand"? Word's internal indexing feature is
one of the most powerful & most flexible in the business. If you aren't
familiar with it see Word Help on the topic for starters:

Create an index

This may also be of use:

http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/CreateIndex.htm

HTH |:>)
Bob Jones
[MVP] Office:Mac