Indexing -- Sort Alphabetically

Hi @david mcnicholas:

As per the other experts, a table of contents (TOC) and an index are two separate components of a book.

A TOC is chronological list of headings and goes in the front of a book. An index is an alphabetical list of topics, and is added to the end. An index takes a lot more time to set up.

However you are looking for an alphabetical list of heads, and that is an option for a TOC. What I think you are missing is:

1. you must designate each level as alphabetical
2. for a multi-level list like yours (you are calling in 3 heads: style name: Heading 2, style name: Heading 3 and style name: Heading 4) are alphabetized within their sections. 

In my demo below, I generate the TOC as an index three times. I used lettered entries to make it easier to follow:

1. The first time has alphabetize disabled for all levels. The Index exactly matches the two-level list of heads (chronological).
2. The second time I alphabetize the top level (style name: Heads), the 2nd level remains chronological.
3. The third time I alphabetize the 2nd level heads (style name: Subheads).

~Barb

I know you mentioned that a script may not work, but with the index that you have shown, and using the  provided script named: SortParagraphs to alphabetize, I can't see how this would not accomplish your task.

This looks like a Table of Contents and not an index. 

I think they work differently. 

I'm not entirely sure what you are getting at here - have you got more info or a sample of what it looks like and how it should look? 

Does using the Index function insted of Table of Content suit your needs better?