Specifying Index Section Dividers

Summary: When adding an index to your document, you can use one of the available field switches to specify how the index should be divided up. This tip details your section-dividing options. (This tip works with Microsoft Word 97, Word 2000, Word 2002, Word 2003, and Word 2007.)

As you learn in other WordTips, you create an index by placing the special index field in your document. When you insert the field you can indicate how you want Word to separate the alphabetic sections of your index. There are several choices you can use, but you may need to experiment to find the dividers that are right for you. You specify these dividers by adding the \h switch to your index field. The following table shows some possible settings for this switch.

Switch		Meaning
\h " "		Sections are divided by a blank line.
\h "A"		Sections are divided by a single letter.
\h "----"		Sections are divided by four dashes (you can use more, if desired).
\h "text"		Sections are divided by whichever text you specify.
\h		Sections will have no divider; they will run together.

Tip #793 applies to Microsoft Word versions: 97 | 2000 | 2002 | 2003 | 2007

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