Automatically mark index entries by using a concordance file

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MelPhleg

oi've tried doing this in word 97. i followed the instructions in word help,
but when i got to step 5 "n the File name box, enter the name of the
concordance file you want to use", there is no concordance file to open and
use. where is this concordance file so i can do the 'automatic mark index
entries....' to make an (automatic?)index of a document?
 
A concordance file is the list of entries that you want to index that you
have previously created for the task.

A concordance file is just a simple, two-column table that lists the words
to look for in the left column and the name of the index entry to mark them
for in the right column.


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ok, then how do i make a concordance file?
do i have go through the long and laborious task of individually marking
every word in a doc or is there a way to make the concordance file
automatically for a doc?
 
oh, yes. that is a much better help than any word help.
i've also been trying to find some freeware program that would
"automatically" generate an index for a doc, but have yet to find one.
anybody know any?
 
As John points out, any index that is generated "automatically" will be
garbage.
 
okaydeeoh

thanks all for your help

Suzanne S. Barnhill said:
As John points out, any index that is generated "automatically" will be
garbage.

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Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
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There's a tool you can download from my web site that will create a wordlist
that can be used to create a concordance file, or working with a copy of the
document, use replace to replace each space with ^p. Sort the resulting word
list, then use Replace to remove duplicates - see
http://www.gmayor.com/Autotext_replace.htm. You can then edit this document,
which will contain all the words used in your document, to create a
concordance list.

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