Change language of index (Cross References)

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May 10, 2020
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Indexing newbie, second question for the day

I am using Adobe ME because I work in English and Hebrew. My cross references ("see", "see also") are coming up in Hebrew instead of English. It's not just the style as it's actually translated the word for "see".

How can I change this so that it indexes in English?

How to

Correct answer Peter Kahrel

[This topic came up in another topic -- five years later]

For the record, there is some confusion here about the notion 'cross-reference'. The OP asked how to change the index cross-reference labels See and See also. Two suggestions are about text cross-references (set in the Cross-references panel), two others, about the index labels. No solution was provided.

The only way to change the language the cross-reference labels is to select [Custom cross-reference] in the Type dropdown, then enter the label's name in the Custom field. If I were to produce a Dutch index in my English InDesign, I'd enter Zie or Zie ook there:

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Peter Kahrel

Correct answer

Community Expert

[This topic came up in another topic -- five years later]

For the record, there is some confusion here about the notion 'cross-reference'. The OP asked how to change the index cross-reference labels See and See also. Two suggestions are about text cross-references (set in the Cross-references panel), two others, about the index labels. No solution was provided.

The only way to change the language the cross-reference labels is to select [Custom cross-reference] in the Type dropdown, then enter the label's name in the Custom field. If I were to produce a Dutch index in my English InDesign, I'd enter Zie or Zie ook there: