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Default transferring index contents into text file

Open the document that contains the index. Select the index. Press
Ctrl+Shift+F9 to convert the index field to ordinary text. Copy and
paste the index text to a new document. Close the original document
without saving changes.

Jeff wrote:

Hi

I am trying to extract the contents of an index Word 2002 created into a
simple text file I can send to the book publishers who need it as a PC
file. When I copy and paste the index into a new separate Word file and
then try to print it, the new index changes into an error message.

How can I create a new file containing the index text formatted the way
it is presently formatted in the original document?

Thank you.