Hi, All: I am indexing two versions of a large book. Version 1 is nearly complete and I am about to begin work on version 2. In version 2, the reference...
Hi Joan, I solve this problem by working backward; doing the pages at the end of the book first (when adding to the page numbers; when subtracting you have to...
Good for you Joan -- I usually screw up a chapter or two Before I remember to do the forward thinking you're doing! It's just part of my fabric despite...
Deborah Patton
dp@...
Apr 1, 2005 6:28 pm
4037
... I have used that feature often, because I get chapters in random order. Assuming that all chapters are shorter than 100 pages, I add 100 to chapter 1, 200...
Hi Joan, I always add 999000 to the page numbers in addition to the actual change; that is, if you're adding 4 pages, add 999004 instead. (If you're...
... wrote: <snip> How very interesting for me that this subject comes up. I just turned in a large index for a pediatrics book Thursday. Friday I get an email ...
... And I am also repaginating right now! If you look in the manual under Adjusting References after Movement of Chapters or Sections, there is a procedure...
... Before you start altering references, put each chapter (e.g. p. 23-43) into its own named group (Edit/Save Group). Use View/Group to work on each group...
Janet Russell
jrussell@...
Apr 3, 2005 4:58 pm
4042
I am indexing a chapter of a larger book. The chapter is on legislative history. The project as a whole is being coordinated by another indexer. My question: I...
... I do it with a macro. That's about the only way. Before recording the macro: 1 Gather up all the headings you want to demote to subentries. 2 Duplicate...
It's a whole lot easier, IMHO, to select the sort order you want to use, either Word-by-Word or Letter-by-Letter instead of the Simple Sort. Then Cindex...
Linda K. Fetters
lfetters@...
Apr 5, 2005 3:48 pm
4047
If quote markes are sorting to the top, then most likely you haven't set your sort type. Go to Tools/Sort and change Simple to Word or Letter. ... From:...
Buy it directly from Indexing Research at http://www.indexres.com/cindex.html to get full customer support. You can download a fully functional trial version...
Buy it directly from Indexing Research at http://www.indexres.com/cindex.html to get full customer support. You can download a fully functional trial version...
This is probably easy and elementary, but how does one call up every entry with more than x number of locators? Matthew White Coughlin Indexing Services, Inc. ...
To start with -- backup your file Tools>> Compress This will collapse separate records into one record. This is a draft view: confederations...45 ...80-81 ...
Deborah Patton
dp@...
Apr 6, 2005 3:48 pm
4055
... I don't think you can do that automagically, because from the software PoV, there is no entry with more than one locator (unless you count a range as more...
... I stand corrected. I've never used "Compress"; if it really puts the string "23, 34, 45, 56" into one record, then you could indeed search with a pattern...
Yes, if you follow Deborah's suggestion but type [1-9][0-9]*, in the search field rather than a comma, you will find all records with 2 or more locators. (This...
I have an urgent query as i am working on a tight schedule with this index!! I have been working from a .pdf and hard copy for my current index and some of the...
Hi Lynda, The simplest way I know of is to copy the heading you typed and paste it onto the one you pasted; then they will match and should merge. If you have...
Linda, Look at your file in draft view, not fully formatted view. That might show you something you aren't seeing in fully formatted view. Do you know about...
Deborah Patton
dp@...
Apr 12, 2005 5:06 pm
4061
Hi Deborah Many thanks for such a detailed reply. I have been looking at the records in draft view and they all look identical. None of the records have the...
Linda, Did you try Scott's suggestion to select the entire index and change the font? That's under the Edit menu, Select All. Then click on that box in the...
Deborah Patton
dp@...
Apr 12, 2005 5:39 pm
4063
Linda, Another idea that might work (no guarantees) is to do a search and replace. If you search for... Actinidia kolomikta 12, 14, 34, 49 ...for example, and...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
