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Indexing - How to create a muti-level index in WORD
Thank you for your response. I am familiar with what you are describing, but I cannot get what I want, I want to create a four level index like the following. Can you possible give me a step-by-step for each level. Much appreciated.
Level 1
Level 2
Level 3
Level 4
Entries for level are section headings. I can make the index include each entry, but I cannot make it put entries under the appropriate higher-level title.
Characters [This is an Index entry for which there is no page]
Character Roles [This is a Chapter Name and needs page numbering.]
Protagonist [Each of these is a topic within a chapter and needs page numbering.]
Sceptic
Mentor
Sidekick
Romantic Interest
As I wrote in my previous reply, this should be no more difficult than adding colons and text to the XE field. Update the index field afterwards.
However, I suspect that you are describing a table of contents rather than an index. In that case, the key is to make use of heading styles for your text paragraphs and then insert a TOC with the desired number of levels via References tab > Table of Contents group > Table of Contents > Custom Table of Contents. In the dialog box, change the "Show levels" option to 4:
Thanks again, Stefan,
No, I'm working on an Index, but I was able to figure out how to do what you told be in your first reply. and I am pleased to say it is working. Thanks again.
I'm glad you got it sorted.
Often, with XE fields, the challenge is that they are formatted as hidden, so you can't show or hide them using the ordinary techniques for displaying/hiding field codes.
Stefan_Blom I am indexing several names that are all level 4 index with the same hierarchy, but when I update the field instead of listing them under the same levels it lists them separately. Is there a way to fix this?
Thanks!
Example:
{·XE·"Chordata:Actinopterygii:Teleostei:Alburnus"·}{·XE·"Chordata:Actinopterygii:Teleostei:Alosa"·}{·XE·"Chordata:Actinopterygii:Teleostei:Ameiurus"·}
gives:
