An index is a list of words or phrases that appear in a document, along with the page numbers they occur on. When creating an index you mark a word or words that you want included in the index. A selected word or words can be marked for inclusion in an index. Before marking words for an index, determine what main entries and subentries are to be included in the index. Selected text is marked as an index entry at the Mark Index Entry text box.

To mark text for an index:

• Select the word or words.
• Click Insert.
• Click Index and Tables.
• At the Index and Tables dialog box, click the Index tab.
• At the Index and Tables dialog box with the Index tab selected, click the Mark Entry button.
• At the Mark Index Entry dialog box, the selected words should appear in the Main entry text box.
• Make any necessary changes to the dialog box, the then click the Mark button.
• Click Close to close the Mark Index Entry dialog box.

  At the Mark Index Entry dialog box, the selected word or words display in the main entry text box. If the text is an entry, leave it as displayed. If, however, the selected text is a subentry, key the main entry in the Main entry text box, click in the Subentry test box, and then key the selected text.

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Creating A Table of Contents

A table of contents lists specific headings in a document and the page numbers they appear on.

• Click where you want to insert the table of contents.
• On the "Insert" menu, click "Index and Tables", and then click the "Table of Contents" tab.
• Click "Options".
• Under "Available styles", find a style you've applied to headings in your document.
• Under "TOC level", to the right of the style name, enter a number from 1 to 9 to indicate the level you want that heading style to represent.
• Repeat the below steps for each heading style you want to include in the table of contents.
  • Under "Available styles", find a style you've applied to headings in your document.
  • Under "TOC level", to the right of the style name, enter a number from 1 to 9 to indicate the level you want that heading style to represent.
• Click OK. To use one of the available designs, click a design under Formats.