Microsoft KB Archive/57203

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INDEX and XE (Index Entry) Are Case Sensitive in WinWord

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Q57203

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Word for Windows, versions 1.0, 1.1, 1.1a, 2.0, 2.0a, 2.0a-CD, 2.0b, 2.0c, 6.0, 6.0a, 6.0c

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SUMMARY
If you manually insert the XE (Index Entry) field ,{xe ...}, the character case in the argument list affects the resulting index. Below is an example of the situation.

The following two example fields produce two different results:

 {xe &quot;Tuxedo:see black&quot;} {xe &quot;tuxedo:see penguin&quot;} After choosing Index from the Insert menu, the results appear as follows:      Tuxedo see black,1 tuxedo see penguin,1  {xe &quot;Tuxedo:see black&quot;} {xe &quot;Tuxedo:see penguin&quot;} After choosing Index from the Insert menu, the results appear as follows:      Tuxedo see black,1 see penguin,1 

MORE INFORMATION
This behavior is caused by the case of the character &quot;t&quot; in the words &quot;tuxedo&quot; and &quot;Tuxedo&quot;. Word for Windows interprets the words as different; therefore Word builds two different entries.

Note that the braces {} were entered using the CTRL+F9 key combination.

Additional query words: 1.0 1.1 1.x 2.0 winword winword2 word6 6.0

Keywords : kbfield

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