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# Creating Alphabetical Indexes

1. Click in your document where you want to insert the index.

2. Choose Insert - Table of Contents and Index - Table of Contents, Index or Bibliography.

3. On the Type tab, select "Alphabetical Index" in the Type box.

4. If you want to use a concordance file, select Concordance file in the Options area, click the File button, and then locate an existing file or create a new concordance file.

5. Set the formatting options for the index, either on the current tab, or on any of the other tabs of this dialog. For example, if you want to use single letter headings in your index, click the Entries tab, and then select Alphabetical delimiter. To change the formatting of levels in the index, click the Styles tab.

6. Click OK.

7. To update the index, right-click in the index, and then choose Update Index or Table of Contents.

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Creating a concordance file

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Updating, Editing and Deleting Indexes and Tables of Contents

Formatting an Index or a Table of Contents

Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries

User-Defined Indexes

Creating a Bibliography

Indexes Covering Several Documents