Create And Update An Index - Microsoft Support

Mark the entries

These steps show you how to mark words or phrases for your index, but you can also Mark index entries for text that spans a range of pages.

  1. Select the text you’d like to use as an index entry, or just click where you want to insert the entry.

  2. Go to References > Mark Entry.Mark entry

  3. You can edit the text in the Mark Index Entry dialog box.Mark Index Entry dialog box

    • You can add a second-level in the Subentry box. If you need a third level, follow the subentry text with a colon.

    • To create a cross-reference to another entry, select Cross-reference under Options, and then type the text for the other entry in the box.

    • To format the page numbers that will appear in the index, select the Bold check box or Italic check box below Page number format.

  4. Select Mark to mark the index entry. To mark this text everywhere it shows up in the document, select Mark All.

  5. To mark additional index entries, select the text, selectin the Mark Index Entry dialog box, and then repeat steps 3 and 4.

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