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Wordprocessor: Tex: Program: PCTeX: Book: Index: Operation: Create: How to create an index? [LaTeX]

Mar 30th, 2005 08:16
Knud van Eeden,


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Wordprocessor: Tex: Program: PCTeX: Book: Index: Operation: Create: 
How to create an index? [LaTeX]

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Steps: Overview:

 1. -In the top of your document add:

--- cut here: begin --------------------------------------------------

      \usepackage{makeidx}  \makeindex

--- cut here: end ----------------------------------------------------

 2. -In the document where you want to add text
     to the index write

       \index{ <here comes your text} }

     e.g.

       \index{test}

 3. -Where you want your document to appear
     write (usually at the bottom of your document
     add

       \printindex

 4. -To run the index, do the following in PCTeX

     1. -Select from menu option 'Tools'

         1. -Select from list 'MakeIndeX'

     2. -To see the index

         1. Scroll now to the position in your document
            (usual the bottom of the document) to see
            if the index has been generated

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Internet: see also:

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