Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated May 29, 2019)
This tip applies to Word 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
If you have ever created an index before, you know that it is possible for an index reference to refer to a range of pages. Word makes this type of index entry easy through the use of bookmarks. To do this, follow these steps:
Figure 1. The Mark Index Entry dialog box.
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2021-05-19 18:44:06
Don E Atkinson
Allen,
I am trying to make an index (Subject and Scripture) for my manuscript that does not include page numbers for the title page, preface, dedication, etc.
Therefore, I was wondering how I set page limits for the index function in Word so that when I select a word and then hit "Mark All" it does not list the page number for that word if it occurs in the title page, or preface, or table of contents, or dedication.
I am using Word 2013
Thanks for your help.
Don E. Atkinson
2016-01-08 18:12:36
Marcus
Very Helpful - solved my problem in a minute.
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