[hamboz]

I would like to combine the indexes from a number of documents in order to
make one general index. What has occurred in a test run was a name used in
two documents showed up as separate headings:
for example:
Smith
Howard, 45
June, 47
Smith
Howard, 99
I wish to create one heading:
Smith
Howard, 45, 99
June, 47
How can I do this?
Thank you.
--
hamboz

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

It sounds as if you are manually combining the text of the two indexes. Have
you considered using RD fields to combine the actual INDEX fields from the
two documents into a third document?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"hamboz" hambozathotmaildotcom wrote in message
...
I would like to combine the indexes from a number of documents in order to
make one general index. What has occurred in a test run was a name used
in
two documents showed up as separate headings:
for example:
Smith
Howard, 45
June, 47
Smith
Howard, 99
I wish to create one heading:
Smith
Howard, 45, 99
June, 47
How can I do this?
Thank you.
--
hamboz

[hamboz]

I have no idea what that means. I have a very large document that I divided
into 5 smaller documents, in which I added the index entries, now as I said,
I wish to re-combine the material. I hope your suggestion is an easy
solution since I have spent the past year placing the index entries!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
--
hamboz


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It sounds as if you are manually combining the text of the two indexes. Have
you considered using RD fields to combine the actual INDEX fields from the
two documents into a third document?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"hamboz" hambozathotmaildotcom wrote in message
...
I would like to combine the indexes from a number of documents in order to
make one general index. What has occurred in a test run was a name used
in
two documents showed up as separate headings:
for example:
Smith
Howard, 45
June, 47
Smith
Howard, 99
I wish to create one heading:
Smith
Howard, 45, 99
June, 47
How can I do this?
Thank you.
--
hamboz

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

See http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/P...cle.asp?ID=148.
Although the article is specifically about TOCs, the principle is the same
for indexes.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"hamboz" hambozathotmaildotcom wrote in message
...
I have no idea what that means. I have a very large document that I
divided
into 5 smaller documents, in which I added the index entries, now as I
said,
I wish to re-combine the material. I hope your suggestion is an easy
solution since I have spent the past year placing the index entries!
Looking forward to hearing from you!
--
hamboz


"Suzanne S. Barnhill" wrote:

It sounds as if you are manually combining the text of the two indexes.
Have
you considered using RD fields to combine the actual INDEX fields from
the
two documents into a third document?

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

"hamboz" hambozathotmaildotcom wrote in message
...
I would like to combine the indexes from a number of documents in order
to
make one general index. What has occurred in a test run was a name
used
in
two documents showed up as separate headings:
for example:
Smith
Howard, 45
June, 47
Smith
Howard, 99
I wish to create one heading:
Smith
Howard, 45, 99
June, 47
How can I do this?
Thank you.
--
hamboz