Building index sub-entry

Building an index for a book I am having a problem of
crating a sub-entry. I need to be able to have one main
index line with sub lines below it for example as the help
file says create (subentry: An index entry that falls
under a more general heading. For example, the index
entry "planets" could have the subentries "Mars"
and "Venus.") and or by create a cross-reference to
another entry

Can you help me nid out how to do this or see an example.

Thanks

If you're using the Insert Index Mark Entry dialog, just type the
main entry in the first box and the subentry in the second box. When
you click the Mark button, it will insert a field in the document that
looks like this:

{ XE main entry:subentry }

The colon is the signal to Word that what follows is a subentry. You
can enter similar fields manually instead of with the dialog, using
Ctrl+F9 to insert the field braces and then typing the field code. To
do this you must show nonprinting characters by clicking the ¶ button,
because XE fields are automatically marked as Hidden text.

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Regards,
Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word

"Baha" wrote:

Building an index for a book I am having a problem of
crating a sub-entry. I need to be able to have one main
index line with sub lines below it for example as the help
file says create (subentry: An index entry that falls
under a more general heading. For example, the index
entry "planets" could have the subentries "Mars"
and "Venus.") and or by create a cross-reference to
another entry

Can you help me nid out how to do this or see an example.

Thanks

If you're using the Insert Index Mark Entry dialog, just type the
main entry in the first box and the subentry in the second box. When
you click the Mark button, it will insert a field in the document that
looks like this:

{ XE main entry:subentry }

The colon is the signal to Word that what follows is a subentry. You
can enter similar fields manually instead of with the dialog, using
Ctrl+F9 to insert the field braces and then typing the field code. To
do this you must show nonprinting characters by clicking the ¶ button,
because XE fields are automatically marked as Hidden text.

--
Regards,
Jay Freedman http://aspnet2.com/mvp.ashx?JayFreedman
Microsoft Word MVP FAQ: http://www.mvps.org/word

"Baha" wrote:

Building an index for a book I am having a problem of
crating a sub-entry. I need to be able to have one main
index line with sub lines below it for example as the help
file says create (subentry: An index entry that falls
under a more general heading. For example, the index
entry "planets" could have the subentries "Mars"
and "Venus.") and or by create a cross-reference to
another entry

Can you help me nid out how to do this or see an example.

Thanks