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Formatting an Index or a Table of Contents

You can apply different paragraph styles, assign hyperlinks to entries, change the layout of indexes, and change the background color of indexes in the \Insert Index\ dialog.

To apply a different paragraph style to an index level:

  1. Right-click in the index or table of contents, and then choose \Edit Index/Table\.

  2. Click the \Styles \tab.

  3. Click an index level in the \Levels \list.

  4. Click the style that you want to apply in the \Paragraph Style \list.

  5. Click the assign button \<\.

  6. Click \OK\.

To assign hyperlinks to entries in a table of contents:

You can assign a cross-reference as a hyperlink to entries in a table of contents.

  1. Right-click in the table of contents, and then choose \Edit Index/Table\.

  2. Click the \Entries\ tab.

  3. Click the heading level that you want to assign hyperlinks to in the \Level \list.

  4. In the \Structure \area, click in the box in front of \E#\, and then click \Hyperlink\.

  5. Click in the box behind the \E\, and then click \Hyperlink\.

  6. Repeat for each heading level that you want to create hyperlinks for, or click the \All levels\ button to apply the formatting to all levels.

Creating a Table of Contents

Defining Index or Table of Contents Entries

Updating, Editing and Deleting Indexes and Tables of Contents

Editing or Deleting Index and Table Entries

Creating Alphabetical Indexes

User-Defined Indexes

Creating a Bibliography

Indexes Covering Several Documents