transferring index contents into text file

[Jeff]

Hi

I am trying to extract the contents of an index Word 2002 created into a
simple text file I can send to the book publishers who need it as a PC
file. When I copy and paste the index into a new separate Word file and
then try to print it, the new index changes into an error message.

How can I create a new file containing the index text formatted the way
it is presently formatted in the original document?

Thank you.

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Open the document that contains the index. Select the index. Press
Ctrl+Shift+F9 to convert the index field to ordinary text. Copy and
paste the index text to a new document. Close the original document
without saving changes.

 

[Jeff]

Aha! Thank you.

Jeff

Open the document that contains the index. Select the index. Press
Ctrl+Shift+F9 to convert the index field to ordinary text. Copy and
paste the index text to a new document. Close the original document
without saving changes.

 

[Suzanne S. Barnhill]

You can equally well copy and paste the "live" index into a new document;
just unlink it before you print (printing updates fields).

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Suzanne S. Barnhill
Microsoft MVP (Word)
Words into Type
Fairhope, Alabama USA

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[Jeff]

Thank you Suzanne. Is it Ctrl+Shift+F9 that unlinks it?

Thanks.

Jeff

 

[garfield-n-odie [MVP]]

Yes.

Thank you Suzanne. Is it Ctrl+Shift+F9 that unlinks it?

Thanks.

Jeff