Nisus Writer Pro - Manual (Page 265)

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3. Eliminate the terms you do not want to index.
When Nisus Writer Pro indexes a document using a word list file it requires that the word list
consist of a “table”. The word (or phrase) in the left column is the word to find in the document.
The word (or phrase) in the right column is what should appear in the index. The two columns
must be separated by a tab. You can use colons!to separate sub-topics, as explained in!Create
a hierarchical index on page 242:
Bidirectional
Arabic, Hebrew, Ladino, Pashtun, Persian, Urdu, Yiddish, ii, 44, 48
4. If you are working from the file created by Create Word List (v4),
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place your insertion point after the word (or phrase) you want to index, press @ then add
the word (or phrase) you want to appear in the index.
If you are working from the file created by Create Word Frequency List, this macro places the
frequency to the left of the word. You can reverse this sequence by selecting the text in the
document and choosing the menu command Macro > Swap Columns.
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Select the number that represents the occurrences in the file and replace that with the
word (or phrase) you want to appear in the index.
5. Save the file. You can always change it at another time.
See what text has been included in the index
Nisus Writer Pro can highlight text marked for the index. It can distinguish between text
automatically indexed by selecting it and choosing Index from the Index submenu of the Tools
menu and the text you have “indexed as” by selecting and choosing the menu command Insert >
Index > Index As… (or by using a word list). This is explained in “Determine the color of various
aspects of your Nisus Writer Pro working environment” on page 378.
Remove an entry from the index
1. Select the text from which you want to remove the indexed attribute.
2. Choose the menu command Tools > Index > Remove Indexing.
3. Complete steps 1 and 2 for each entry you want removed from the index.
The command Remove Indexing removes all kinds of indexing (“auto”, “Index As” and
“Additional Index As…”).
Insert an index into your document
1. Put your insertion point (at the end of your document) where you want the index to appear.
2. Choose the menu command Tools > Index > Insert Index….
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Once you have inserted your index you can double-click a page number there to jump to that page
and select the indexed text. This is an excellent way to double-check the quality of your index. This
“click-ability” is preserved in the document created when you “save” or print your file as a PDF.
Update the index you have inserted into your document
When you insert an index into your document you can see at a glance the important subjects
discussed in your document. The index you have displayed in your document is not “live”. You
might, change sections, either modifying the terms in your text or moving portions of your text to a
different location in the document. When this happens the information in the displayed index may
no longer be accurate.
1. Select any of the text of the inserted index, or simply place your insertion point there.
2. Choose the menu command Tools > Index > Rebuild Index.
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You can also rebuild an index by pressing 6 while in the index area and choosing Rebuild
Index from the contextual menu that appears.
Remove an index from your document
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Select the range of text that makes up the index and choose Cut or Delete from the Edit menu.