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Tab Leader Problem in Index (Word 2003)
Hello Group!
I have been experiencing a strange problem with the Tab Leader feature when I create an Index using Word 2003. For some of the entries, the spacing is off and it does not even show the tab leader in the entry. This happens when I have an entry with many page number references. The page numbers are so close to the entry and there is no leader between them. For example, I will have something like this: Spouse2-2, 2-4, 2-5 Instead of Spouse . . . 2-2, 2-4, 2-5 This is an issue that has bothered me for quite some time and I am not sure if there are other users who have experienced this. Is there a way to correct this problem with the Word Indexing feature? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! |
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Tab Leader Problem in Index (Word 2003)
When you generate the Index is there a check in the box for Right Align Page
Numbers? If 'yes' then it could be the number of columns in the index relative to the length of the index entries... long entries in a narrow column will prevent the leader from appearing. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hello Group! I have been experiencing a strange problem with the Tab Leader feature when I create an Index using Word 2003. For some of the entries, the spacing is off and it does not even show the tab leader in the entry. This happens when I have an entry with many page number references. The page numbers are so close to the entry and there is no leader between them. For example, I will have something like this: Spouse2-2, 2-4, 2-5 Instead of Spouse . . . 2-2, 2-4, 2-5 This is an issue that has bothered me for quite some time and I am not sure if there are other users who have experienced this. Is there a way to correct this problem with the Word Indexing feature? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! |
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Tab Leader Problem in Index (Word 2003)
Hi CyberTaz,
Yes, the check is in the box for right align page numbers and I have it set for two columns. So the problem is probably just as you said, in that the long entries are not allowing the leader to appear. I just thought that Word would be better set up and would know to wrap the text for the longer entries. It wrapped some of them, but not all, and that is what frustrated me about generating the Index, because I couldn't figure out the pattern Word uses to either wrap or not wrap long index entries. I hope 2007 has a better way of creating an Index, because I will soon be upgrading to that version! Thank you for your help in this matter. Thelisha "CyberTaz" wrote: When you generate the Index is there a check in the box for Right Align Page Numbers? If 'yes' then it could be the number of columns in the index relative to the length of the index entries... long entries in a narrow column will prevent the leader from appearing. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hello Group! I have been experiencing a strange problem with the Tab Leader feature when I create an Index using Word 2003. For some of the entries, the spacing is off and it does not even show the tab leader in the entry. This happens when I have an entry with many page number references. The page numbers are so close to the entry and there is no leader between them. For example, I will have something like this: Spouse2-2, 2-4, 2-5 Instead of Spouse . . . 2-2, 2-4, 2-5 This is an issue that has bothered me for quite some time and I am not sure if there are other users who have experienced this. Is there a way to correct this problem with the Word Indexing feature? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! |
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Tab Leader Problem in Index (Word 2003)
You could modify the corresponding Index style to have a right indent to the
left of the tab stop for the page numbers. -- Suzanne S. Barnhill Microsoft MVP (Word) Words into Type Fairhope, Alabama USA Word MVP FAQ site: http://word.mvps.org Email cannot be acknowledged; please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup so all may benefit. "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hi CyberTaz, Yes, the check is in the box for right align page numbers and I have it set for two columns. So the problem is probably just as you said, in that the long entries are not allowing the leader to appear. I just thought that Word would be better set up and would know to wrap the text for the longer entries. It wrapped some of them, but not all, and that is what frustrated me about generating the Index, because I couldn't figure out the pattern Word uses to either wrap or not wrap long index entries. I hope 2007 has a better way of creating an Index, because I will soon be upgrading to that version! Thank you for your help in this matter. Thelisha "CyberTaz" wrote: When you generate the Index is there a check in the box for Right Align Page Numbers? If 'yes' then it could be the number of columns in the index relative to the length of the index entries... long entries in a narrow column will prevent the leader from appearing. -- HTH |:) Bob Jones [MVP] Office:Mac "thelisha" wrote in message ... Hello Group! I have been experiencing a strange problem with the Tab Leader feature when I create an Index using Word 2003. For some of the entries, the spacing is off and it does not even show the tab leader in the entry. This happens when I have an entry with many page number references. The page numbers are so close to the entry and there is no leader between them. For example, I will have something like this: Spouse2-2, 2-4, 2-5 Instead of Spouse . . . 2-2, 2-4, 2-5 This is an issue that has bothered me for quite some time and I am not sure if there are other users who have experienced this. Is there a way to correct this problem with the Word Indexing feature? Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! |
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