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Formatting of glossary created using Mark Index Entry
Using the help given by Margaret Aldis on 17th Jan, I've created a glossary
of abbreviations used in a large template document. It works well, so thanks! However..(how ungrateful is that!). Previously the glossary in this document I'm working on was in a simple table. The new index doesn't seperate the marked term and it's meaning by a consistent distance, so I'm concerned that the new form of glossary is going to be rejected by users as difficult to read. Is there at least a way to format that index so that there is a larger, and consistent gap between the term and the cross-reference meaning? I've tried changing the Index style, but none of the settings seem to affect this gap. Thanks for any help you might be able to give, Geoff. |
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Formatting of glossary created using Mark Index Entry
Hi Geoff
Glad to have been of help :-) I think what you are probably after is the switch to set the separator characters between the index term and its cross reference. From the Help for the Index field code: \k "Separators" Specifies the characters that separate an index entry and its cross reference. The { INDEX \k ": " } field displays a result such as "Inserting text: See Editing" in the index. A period and space (. ) are used if you omit the \k switch. Enclose the characters in quotation marks. If you can't get the visual effect you want directly with the separator characters, you could probably use an "unusual" character and then Table Convert Text to Table to convert it to a genuine table for presentation. -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "Geoff C" wrote in message news Using the help given by Margaret Aldis on 17th Jan, I've created a glossary of abbreviations used in a large template document. It works well, so thanks! However..(how ungrateful is that!). Previously the glossary in this document I'm working on was in a simple table. The new index doesn't seperate the marked term and it's meaning by a consistent distance, so I'm concerned that the new form of glossary is going to be rejected by users as difficult to read. Is there at least a way to format that index so that there is a larger, and consistent gap between the term and the cross-reference meaning? I've tried changing the Index style, but none of the settings seem to affect this gap. Thanks for any help you might be able to give, Geoff. |
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Thanks, that works. I used a tab in the \k field, and then modified the
index format to give it a 2cm hanging indent (which should be enough for most abbreviations). It gives a nice simple columnar effect. Many thanks, Geoff. "Margaret Aldis" wrote: Hi Geoff Glad to have been of help :-) I think what you are probably after is the switch to set the separator characters between the index term and its cross reference. From the Help for the Index field code: \k "Separators" Specifies the characters that separate an index entry and its cross reference. The { INDEX \k ": " } field displays a result such as "Inserting text: See Editing" in the index. A period and space (. ) are used if you omit the \k switch. Enclose the characters in quotation marks. If you can't get the visual effect you want directly with the separator characters, you could probably use an "unusual" character and then Table Convert Text to Table to convert it to a genuine table for presentation. -- Margaret Aldis - Microsoft Word MVP Syntagma partnership site: http://www.syntagma.co.uk Word MVP FAQ site: http://www.word.mvps.org "Geoff C" wrote in message news Using the help given by Margaret Aldis on 17th Jan, I've created a glossary of abbreviations used in a large template document. It works well, so thanks! However..(how ungrateful is that!). Previously the glossary in this document I'm working on was in a simple table. The new index doesn't seperate the marked term and it's meaning by a consistent distance, so I'm concerned that the new form of glossary is going to be rejected by users as difficult to read. Is there at least a way to format that index so that there is a larger, and consistent gap between the term and the cross-reference meaning? I've tried changing the Index style, but none of the settings seem to affect this gap. Thanks for any help you might be able to give, Geoff. |
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