Index/Concordance problem

I'm creating an index using a concordance file. The index creates fine, but it seems to randomly miss entries and sub-entries. Any suggestions on what could be occuring? Also, in a 2 column format, is there a way to get the second index page to use only the first column on the second page?? Word splits what's left over into 2 columns and I'd like to get it to just put the entries in the first column

THX

Doug
Thu Dec 11 01:03:13 CST 2003

Hi Kren,

This will not solve your problem, but may be of interest.

See the article "How can I automatically generate an index in Word?" at:

http://www.mvps.org/word/FAQs/Numbering/CreateIndex.htm

Please post any further questions or followup to the newsgroups for the
benefit of others who may be interested. Unsolicited questions forwarded
directly to me will only be answered on a paid consulting basis.

Hope this helps
Doug Robbins - Word MVP
"Kren" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> I'm creating an index using a concordance file. The index creates fine,
but it seems to randomly miss entries and sub-entries. Any suggestions on
what could be occuring? Also, in a 2 column format, is there a way to get
the second index page to use only the first column on the second page?? Word
splits what's left over into 2 columns and I'd like to get it to just put
the entries in the first column.
>
> THX

Charlie
Thu Dec 11 08:48:59 CST 2003

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 16:01:08 -0800, "Kren"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm creating an index using a concordance file. The index creates fine, but it seems to randomly miss entries and sub-entries.
>Any suggestions on what could be occuring?

I've done some very large indices, and never seen this problem. Are
you "sure" that there isn't some difference between the "skipped"
entries and the words in the concordance?

>Also, in a 2 column format, is there a way to get the second index page to use only the first column on the second page?? Word splits what's left over into 2 columns and I'd like to get it to just put the entries in the first column.
>
I haven't been able to do that either.

>THX

Charlie Hoffpauir
[STOP THE GRAND PARKWAY]
http://members.manvel.net/charlieh/

Jonathan
Thu Dec 11 09:42:58 CST 2003


"Charlie" <invalid@invalid.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 16:01:08 -0800, "Kren"
> <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>
> >Also, in a 2 column format, is there a way to get the second index page
to use only the first column on the second page?? Word splits what's left
over into 2 columns and I'd like to get it to just put the entries in the
first column.
> >
> I haven't been able to do that either.

You can do that. Go to Tools, Options, and click on the Compatibility tab.
Scroll down until you come to "Don't balance columns for Continuous Section
Starts", and check that item.

It is a document-specific setting, so you save it just for an individual
document, or for a template, in which case it applies to all the documents
based on the template.

--
Regards
Jonathan West - Word MVP
http://www.multilinker.com
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Andi
Fri Dec 12 02:10:53 CST 2003

On Mon, 8 Dec 2003 16:01:08 -0800, "Kren"
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>I'm creating an index using a concordance file. The index creates fine, but it seems to randomly miss entries and sub-entries. Any suggestions on what could be occuring? Also, in a 2 column format, is there a way to get the second index page to use only the first column on the second page?? Word splits what's left over into 2 columns and I'd like to get it to just put the entries in the first column.
>
>THX

this methode only finds the first acourance of the entries per
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