Microsoft KB Archive/68909

Word: Adding Leading Characters to an Index

PSS ID Number: Q68909 Article last modified on 11-02-1994

5.00 5.50 6.00

MS-DOS

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In order to have a leading character (for example, “….”) between index entries and page numbers, create the index using a tab as the separator character and add a tab leader.

After selecting Index from the Insert menu of Word version 5.50, there should be a “^t” in the “separate page numbers from entry by:” field. In Word version 5.00, choose Library Index and type “^t” (without the quotation marks) in the “entry/page number separated by:” field.

To add the tab leader to the tab character, highlight or select all of the resulting index entries and do the following:

Word 5.50

 * 1) From the Format menu, select Tabs.
 * 2) In the Leader option box, select option 2, 3, or 4 for the right aligned tab.

Word 5.00

 * 1) Choose Format Tab Set.
 * 2) At the same location that the index has placed an “R” on the ruler (at about 6 inches), set a right aligned tab by selecting Right in the “alignment:” field and typing the appropriate number (for example, 6) in the “position:” field.
 * 3) In the “leader char:” field, select the leader character that you want.
 * 4) Press ENTER.

The tab leader character will not remain if the index is updated, but you can record a macro to repeat the above steps.

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