Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated June 6, 2023)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
Once you have inserted all your index entries and subentries, as detailed in other WordTips, Word allows you to create a complete index by following these steps:
Figure 1. The Index tab of the Index dialog box.
Alternatively, you can follow these steps to create a normal index:
If you decide to use the index field to create your index, there are quite a few field switches you can use to control how Word creates the index. The most useful of these switches are discussed in other WordTips or in Word's Help system.
WordTips is your source for cost-effective Microsoft Word training. (Microsoft Word is the most popular word processing software in the world.) This tip (6017) applies to Microsoft Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021. You can find a version of this tip for the older menu interface of Word here: Creating a Normal Index.
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