Creating an Index List

So far, you learned the process by which index entries are created. Now it’s time to discover how to create the index file that will contain the index entries extracted from documents. You also learn how to customize the structure of index entry information and format the look.

Determining What’s Included in the Index

Before you start this step, it’s a good idea to know ahead of time what marker type you used in documents to create index entries. If you select an incorrect marker type for source information you want to include in the index, the index will have no entries.

For this exercise, suppose that you will include the marker type Index in the index list. Index is the marker type that contains the marker text of ...

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