Importing Word Doc (500pg book) with Subject Index

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August 12, 2024
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Our book has a Subject Index at the back (where hundreds of key word entries have been marked in the Word doc with the corresponding page numbers). Is there a way to keep those page number links active? It is far too big a job to edit them manually.

Thanks,

Geoff

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Peter Kahrel

Community Expert

You can't keep those page numbers active. If you import the book with the generated index, throw away the index after importing the document. As Robert mentioned, index markers are imported by InDesign, so simply generate the Index from InDesign's Index panel.

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GmRAuthor

Inspiring

Ok Thnaks Peter, Then InDesign is useless for this project, unless there is a way InDesign can recognise the entry markers and regenerate it. (?) The author has spent many, many hours compling his various key ideas throughout his book into the Subject Index in the back with page references, as many scholarly works do. Recreating it manually not an option.

Regards,

Geoff

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Ok Thnaks Peter, Then InDesign is useless for this project, unless there is a way InDesign can recognise the entry markers and regenerate it. (?) The author has spent many, many hours compling his various key ideas throughout his book into the Subject Index in the back with page references, as many scholarly works do. Recreating it manually not an option.

By @GmR

Are those Subjects in the index exactly the same as in text?

I'm not sure - I would have to check - but I'm positive that your DOC file could be "prepared" for import into InDesign.

Macro in Word - step 1 - could convert index markers and corresponding texts into something that script in InDesign - step 2 - would recognise and rebuild.

Can you share a sample - can be on priv.

Robert at ID-Tasker

Legend

Have you tried to import your doc to InDesign?

There is "show import options" checkbox when you try to place word document.

Index entries should import.

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