The Easy Way to Create Indexes in Microsoft Word

Indexing is another feature of Microsoft Word that doesn't get used often enough. This is shame, because whenever there’s one available in a book or any other resource - they get used quite a bit. The problem is that generating an index in Word isn't easy to figure out how to do on your own.

 

First and foremost, don't try using the Mark Index Entry option! Those of you that have tried creating an index before know what I'm talking about; if you don't, forget I said anything and keep moving. Secondly, Stephanie Krieger has a great post with two simple ways to create indexes. These tips work in Word 2003 & Word 2007.

 

There's no need to be afraid of indexes anymore. Try generating one in your next documentation project and see how much more useful your Word document becomes.