Re: MSWord Index-generating problem

[Deborah Cooper <dcooper -at- INSTEPMOBILE -dot- COM>]

Works like a charm! Thanks very much, Matt. Have
a good day!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matt Craver [SMTP:MCraver -at- OPENSOLUTIONS -dot- COM]
> Sent: Friday, August 28, 1998 7:25 AM
> To:   TECHWR-L -at- LISTSERV -dot- OKSTATE -dot- EDU
> Subject:      Re: MSWord Index-generating problem
>
> Deborah Cooper [dcooper -at- INSTEPMOBILE -dot- COM] wrote:
> >       I'm hoping someone can help me with this Word problem.  I have
> created
> >       an Index in my document with these settings:
>
> >       Index style = formal
> >       Headings for accented letters
> >       Right align page numbers
> >       2 columns
>
> >       When I generate the index entries, the heading "Index" on my
> page is
> in
> >       section 1 but
> >       the entries appear in a section 2 (not created by me, but by
> word
> >       somehow). This means
> >       the first page of the index is correctly numbered 138 but the
> second
> >       page of the index
> >       starts numbering at 2!
>
> Word inserted Section 2 because you told it to without realizing.
> Changing
> the paragraph format to two columns (or changing the page format from
> portrait to landscape) requires a new section in Word.  To get the
> page
> numbering back to normal:
> 1.      Go to the first page of the new section. Turn on Show/Hide
> par.
> marks to find it, there will be a Section Break Continuous near the
> top of
> page 138
> 2.      Go to Insert...Page Numbers..
> 3.      Make sure the Show number on first page check box is checked
> 4.      Click the Format... button
> 5.      Check the Continue from previous section radio button
> 6.      Close the dialog
> You may also need to repeat these steps on the second page of the
> second
> section, and whenever you regenerate the index.
> Other Techwhirlers may have a better solution, but this has worked for
> me.
> -Matthew Craver,
> Technical Documentation
> Open Solutions Inc.
> Mcraver -at- opensolutions -dot- com
>
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