Sorting a list with tabs

[profk]

I am working on an index for a book. To do so, in Word 7, I have created a
list with primary terms. Following each primary term, are indented
sub-entries. For example:

Race
Ideas about
And imperial prestige

empire
expansion of
law and
tensions of
Spain’s

How can I use the sort button to correctly alphabetize the main entries (in
my example, empire would come before race) while also alphabetizing the
sub-entries under each main entry? When I press sort, the indented
sub-entries get shifted around.

 

[grammatim]

If you simply use Word's Index feature, all that is taken care of for
you.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

Subentries are sorted alphabetically. If you are using Word's Index feature,
you'll have to live with that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[profk]

I am not using Word to create the index as my manuscript is in XML. I am
simply using Word to create the list of terms.

 

[profk]

I am not using Word to create the index.

So, can you help with alphabetizing a list without reorganizing sub-entries?

Thanks.
--
profk

Subentries are sorted alphabetically. If you are using Word's Index feature,
you'll have to live with that.

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

 

[grammatim]

You could first make your list of main entries and sort it; then
insert your subentries under each entry and sort them.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

If you use outline levels to create your index, you can then sort it in
Outline view (see http://word.mvps.org/FAQs/Formatting/UsingOLView.htm).

--
Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA
http://word.mvps.org

I am not using Word to create the index.

So, can you help with alphabetizing a list without reorganizing
sub-entries?

Thanks.

 

[grammatim]

I got to wondering whether you can sort in Outline View, but I don't
have any suitable documents on hand to check with.