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                    Create a list of topics for an index
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                <br clear="both" /><div id="minitoc"><div class="t"><div class="b"><div class="l"><div class="r"><div class="bl"><div class="br"><div class="tl"><div class="tr"><div><h3>Contents [<a href="#" onclick="return toggleMiniToc('minitoc-links', this);" class="hideLink">Hide</a>]</h3><ul id="minitoc-links"><li><p><a href="#WS318928D7-820C-48dc-BBFD-E9C997DAE36Ba"><h4 class="topictitle4">Add topics to the topics list</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS97953304-5485-490d-8E3D-F724541581D0a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Import topics from another InDesign document</h4>
</a></p></li><li><p><a href="#WS0C4E313E-A0AC-4bf7-9410-BACB5FC76784a"><h4 class="topictitle4">Edit an index topic</h4>
</a></p></li></ul></div></div><br clear="both" /></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br clear="both" /><div><div class="section"><p>You
can create or import a list of topics to use as a starting point
when creating index entries. Later, when you add entries to the
index, you can select topics from the topic list (instead of typing
them each time) to ensure that information is indexed consistently
throughout your document or book.</p>
<p>You create and edit a topic
list using the Index panel in Topic mode. Note that Topic mode displays
topics only; to preview index entries, with their associated page
numbers and cross-references, use Reference mode instead.</p>
<div class="fignone"><img alt="" id="ct_04" src="images/ct_04.png" /><div class="figdesc">Index panel in Reference mode (left) and Topic mode (right)</div><br /></div><p>Topics
in the topic list appear in the Index Entry dialog box as well.
To create an index entry, simply select a topic and then associate
it with a page or cross-reference. Unused topics (those without
page or cross-references) are excluded when you generate an index.</p>
<p>Creating
a topic list before you add index entries is optional. Each time
you create an index entry, its topic is automatically added to the
topic list for future use.</p>
<div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />By default, topics
you add to the Topics list do not appear in the Reference list, which
displays only the topics that have been associated with a page.
However, to display the topics in the Reference list, you can choose
Show Unused Topics from the Index panel menu in Reference mode.</div></div>
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<div id="WS318928D7-820C-48dc-BBFD-E9C997DAE36Ba" class="nochunk"><a name="WS318928D7-820C-48dc-BBFD-E9C997DAE36Ba"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Add topics to the topics list</h3><div><ol><li><span>Choose Window&#160;&gt; Type &amp;
Tables&#160;&gt; Index to display the Index panel.</span></li>
<li><span>Select Topic.</span></li>
<li><span>Choose New Topic from the Index panel menu or click the
Create New Index Entry icon at the bottom of the panel.</span></li>
<li><span>Do one of the following:</span><ul><li><p>Under Topic Levels, type the topic name
(for example, <i>animals</i>) in the first box. To create a subtopic,
type a name (<i>cats</i>) in the second box. In this example, “cats”
is indented under “animals.” To create a subtopic under the subtopic, type
a name (<i>Calicos</i>) in the third box, and so on.</p>
</li>
<li><p>Select an existing topic. Enter subtopics in the
second, third, and fourth boxes.</p>
</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><span>Click Add to add the topic, which will now appear in
the New Topic dialog box as well as the Index panel.</span></li>
<li><span>Click Done when you’ve finished adding topics.</span></li>
</ol>
<div class="section"><div class="tip"><img src="images/tip_help.png" />To delete a topic that you’ve just added,
click Done, select the topic in the Index panel, and then click
the Delete Selected Entry button.</div></div>
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<div id="WS97953304-5485-490d-8E3D-F724541581D0a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS97953304-5485-490d-8E3D-F724541581D0a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Import topics from another InDesign document</h3><div><ol><li><span>Choose Import Topics in the Index panel
menu.</span></li>
<li><span>Select the document containing the index topics you want
to import, and then click Open.</span></li>
</ol>
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<div id="WS0C4E313E-A0AC-4bf7-9410-BACB5FC76784a" class="nochunk"><a name="WS0C4E313E-A0AC-4bf7-9410-BACB5FC76784a"></a><h3 class="topictitle3">Edit an index topic</h3><div><div class="section"><p>Use
the Index panel to edit entries before or after you generate an
index. Changes you make to your entries in the Index panel will
appear in the next index that you generate, but changes that you
make to the generated index story will be lost when you regenerate
the index.</p>
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<ol><li><span>Open a document containing the index topics.</span></li>
<li><span>In the Index panel, select Topic.</span></li>
<li><span>In the preview area, double-click a topic to edit.</span></li>
<li><span>Edit the topic as desired, and then click&#160;OK.</span></li>
</ol>
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