How do I create an index covering several documents?

[Guest]

I have a set of documents that form a Quality Manual, and I would like to
produce a single index (showing which document the reference is in as well as
page no). Is there any alternative to doing it manually?

 

[Guest]

In MS Word help, look up "Create a master document and subdocuments". You
can use this feature as either a stand-alone document or a collaborative
document.

 

[Stefan Blom]

Actually, master documents are not recommended, because they tend to
corrupt. See
http://word.mvps.org/faqs/general/WhyMasterDocsCorrupt.htm.

Fortunately, there are some alternatives. You can use Insert>File,
pick the file to insert and then click the Arrow next to the Insert
button, and choose to "Insert as Link". This places IncludeText fields
in a document, which you can then use to create an index (and a TOC).

Another method is to use RD fields. For more, use Word Help, or see
the following article (which is primarily about TOCs):

Creating a Table of Contents Spanning Multiple Documents
http://pubs.logicalexpressions.com/Pub0009/LPMArticle.asp?ID=148

--
Stefan Blom
Microsoft Word MVP


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