
Chapter 3: Managing Text Documents With Writer
Indexes and Tables of Contents in Writer
Writer documents can contain any number of predefined or user-defined indexes. For
example, users can have a table of contents, alphabetical index, illustration index and/or
bibliography.
Defining Index/Table of Contents Entries
The first step in preparing indexes, such as a table of contents or other index, is to determine
which entries in the document should be included.
First define entries for the index(es) as entries in the document in the following manner:
1. Select the word or words in the document which are to be listed in the index. Several
words can be selected by holding down the Shift key if they are listed one after the
other, or by holding down the Ctrl key if they are spaced apart. When selecting a single
word, simply position the cursor in the word – it does not need to be highlighted.For a
Table of Contents, using Headings is easiest.
2. Enter the selected words in an index by choosing Insert > Indexes and Tables > Entries.
If a different term to appear in the index, enter it in the Entry field. For example, one
could enter “dictionary, defining”, whereas only the word ”dictionary” appears in the text.
To define all similar words in a text as entries, select Insert > Indexes and Tables >
Entry and check Apply to all similar texts.
To include the words in a separate index with a name of one's choice, click on the
New User-defined Index icon in the Insert Index Entry dialogue. This opens a
dialogue in which to enter a name for the index. This name later appears as the title of the
index. The title of an index can be changed without the content of the index changing.
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