Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 29, 2021)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
Word allows you to create indexes for your documents easily and quickly. Once you create your index entries and subentries (using fields), you can create an index for a range of pages by following these steps:
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2021-11-02 20:23:44
David Van Fleet
i want to include all pages when indexing
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