How can I format Index page numbers?

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August 17, 2022
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Hi once again! I'm using the standalone Index generation, and it's giving me the subtopics nested under the main topics (Topic:subtopic for the markers) but I want the numbers to be a different tag (entires are regular weight, black-colored Arial, and I want the numbers to be bold, red, and italics). Is there a way to force the process to put a return in before the page numbers, or even better to assign them a tag of my choosing during the generation process?

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Correct answer Dave Creamer of IDEAS

The <$pagenum> can uses the paragraph tag "IndexIX" (assuming it is your first index). Frame merges the paragraphs together on the index.

You can also apply a para. or char. tag to the separators. For example, I leave the comma in black but apply a color to the page numbers and en dash.

You can't add a return to the page numbers but you add a line break (shift-return) before the <$separatorsIX> code. (This will mess up an page ranges, but will work for single-page entries.

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LinSims

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I believe you can do this by creating the character tag for the page numbers (e.g., RedBold), then viewing the reference page labeled Index that has the <$pagenum> building block on it (there are two Index reference pages) and adding <RedBold> before the <$pagenum>. I don't think you have to add <Default Font> after it, though.

So:

There is not, as far as I know, a way to insert a return before the page numbers.

Dave Creamer of IDEAS

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Community Expert

The <$pagenum> can uses the paragraph tag "IndexIX" (assuming it is your first index). Frame merges the paragraphs together on the index.

You can also apply a para. or char. tag to the separators. For example, I leave the comma in black but apply a color to the page numbers and en dash.

You can't add a return to the page numbers but you add a line break (shift-return) before the <$separatorsIX> code. (This will mess up an page ranges, but will work for single-page entries.

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