Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 14, 2019)
This tip applies to Word 2007, 2010, 2013, 2016, 2019, and 2021
If you have ever created an index before, you know that it is possible for an index reference to refer to a range of pages. Word makes this type of index entry easy through the use of bookmarks. To do this, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Mark Index Entry dialog box.
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2024-02-02 06:08:21
Cristiane
Thank you very much! I've already visited about ten websites that explain how to create a page range for the Word index and I didn't understand. You were the only one who did it in a simple and detailed way at the same time. In a minute I managed to create one.
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