Hello Nobumi,

> On Oct 23, 2015, at 10:25 , Nobumi Iyanaga <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> The word list method is a very handy way to make indices, but as it mark for indices all occurrences of a word, it is good for example for author names or other well defined words, but not so for other kind of items to be indexed -- especially for notions, etc. There may be occurrences that should not be indexed, and there may be many forms of a notion (for example "authenticity", "authentic", etc...) that should be indexed under one word, etc.

It’s true that the word list method--and the same is true for using indexing using the find dialog—wont help you to index places where the specific word or words are not used.

But for the specific case you mention it will work fine. The word list is an “Index as” method. The first column is the item that should be indexed, and the second is the “Index as” term. So you would put the following in your list:

authenticity	authenticity
authentic		authenticity

> 
> I think I should use regex find features for many topics, and add "Index As..." mark to texts. That must be a very time consuming work…?

Well, yes a good index will require a lot of work. For a topical index, you should probably use the word list method for the “first draft”. Index using the word list and then generate the index. Check to see what is indexed and what is missing. Then go back and remove the indexing from places where it is not needed and add it in places which were missed. The different methods are not exclusive. You can use a word list, and the find dialog, or a macro, and index by hand. You also don’t have to have just a single word list. You can make new lists for terms that you find later.

best
Philip

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>> On Oct 23, 2015, at 12:25 AM, Hamid Haji <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On 22 Oct 2015, at 15:20, Nobumi Iyanaga <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> [...]
>>> I am just about to be working to create indices. One particular question that I have is How to make several indices for a document, for example an index for author names, another for book titles, another for place names, etc.
>> [...]
>> 
>> Hello Nobumi,
>> 
>> In the document where you want more than one index:
>> 1. Open the Index Styles pane from the Tools:Index:Configure Index Styles…
>> There is already one index style which is known as “Default Index”. You can change its name to “Authors”. Then for every additional index:
>> 2. Press the “New” button and then in the Style name box give this style another name, like “Book Titles”.
>> Repeat step 2, and give this new style the name “Toponyms"
>> 3. Close the pane.
>> These two new index styles you created will be identical to the style used for Authors in all respects. Only the name of the style is different.
>> 4. Then in the Tooldrawer, under Reference Tools palette (In Additional palette groups), under Active style choose “Authors”. Use this as the active style when you are marking for indexing authors only. You can also make an index style active from the Tools:Index:Authors/Book Titles/Toponyms.
>> 5. Use a word list of authors in two columns to mark the document for indexing authors when the “Authors” style is active.
>> When you want to mark for indexing book titles, make the "Book Title" style active for indexing book titles only.
>> When you want to mark for indexing toponyms, make the "Toponyms" style active for indexing Toponyms only.
>> 
>> 
>> When you use the Insert Index command while the “Authors” style is active, only “Authors" index will be inserted, and so on.
>> 
>> Best wishes,
>> Hamid

Philip Spaelti
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