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Word includes a feature that allows you to automatically create an index for your document. How you create the actual index is explained in a different tip, but first you must insert index entries throughout your document. These entries are used by Word to pull together the information that is placed in the index. To create an index entry, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Mark Index Entry dialog box.
Word also allows you to create index subentries. These are index entries that are subordinate to other index entries, and generally appear indented under the main index entry. To insert an index subentry, follow these steps:
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2016-03-02 03:47:40
P K Jain
Though TIP this is good at explaining the Subentry procedure. However, if several Sub-entries are to be made under ONE SINGLE Main Entry, it looks the process shall have to be repeated with every subentry.
My querry is -
Is there a procedure to enter several subentries under ONe Main Entry in one go ?
I have observed that if a OWN Text is added as Index, Mark ALL facility is not available. Why so ? Having this facility would make the procedure much simpler. What do you feel ?
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