How to add color to index entries in a Word File

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My book has an index, but when "Show" is toggled, it is hard to read the text with so many index entries. I am hoping it is possible to color the index entries so that they can either be ignored to read the text or found easily to check the index entry.

Thanks ahead for any help.

jay freedman · Answer

Charles_Kenyon&nbsp;Coloring all the entries doesn't have to be a lot of work. Just run this macro:&nbsp;Sub Color_Index()
    Dim oFld As Field
    Dim oIdx As Index
    
    For Each oFld In ActiveDocument.Fields
        If oFld.Type = wdFieldIndexEntry Then
            oFld.Code.Select
            Selection.Font.ColorIndex = wdRed
        End If
    Next oFld
    
    For Each oIdx In ActiveDocument.Indexes
        oIdx.Update
    Next oIdx
End Sub

charles_kenyon · Answer

Sorry, it is not possible, using any feature built into Word, to add different colors to different index entries.

jellow1155 · Answer

OK, thanks for your input regardless!

charles_kenyon · Answer

Spoiler (Highlight to read)&nbsp;&nbsp;You are welcome.You can, of course, manually apply such colors in a finished index. That is really not something I would want to contemplate, though.

jellow1155 · Answer

Yes, that I know, but since I literally have thousands of them, that is not something which is practical.

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