Q&A for How to Create an Index in Word

Create the index. Click where you want to add the index. On the References tab, in the Index group, click Insert Index. In the Index dialog box, you can choose the format for text entries, page numbers, tabs, and leader characters. You can change the overall look of the index by choosing from the Formats dropdown menu.

You can create an index entry for an individual word, phrase, or symbol, for a topic, a special XE (Index Entry) field that includes the marked main entry.

Position the insertion pointer where you want the index to appear. If you want the index to start on a new page, create a new page in Word. Click the References tab. In the Index group, click the Insert Index button. Click the OK button to insert the index into your document.

Make sure you have Word set to display text that is formatted as hidden. Use Find and Replace (Ctrl+F) to locate the index entry you want to delete. Select the entire field, including the field braces, and press Del. Repeat steps 2 and 3 for each entry you want to delete.

In books, indexes are usually placed near the end (this is commonly known as "BoB" or back-of-book indexing). They complement the table of contents by enabling access to information by specific subject, whereas contents listings enable access through broad divisions of the text arranged in the order they occur.

Select the text or object you want to use as a hyperlink. Right-click and then click Hyperlink. Under Link to, click Place in This Document. In the list, select the heading or bookmark that you want to link to.

Yes you can. Not only will it not waste space but it'll also not waste the reader's time.

To update the index, click the index, and then press F9. Or click Update Index in the Index group on the References tab.

When citing the source for a quotation, the number should be placed at the end of the quotation and not after the author's name; if that appears first in the quotation, it will show error.

You can use the tag <a> and then type href = and the url of your page. Put some words in the middle and close the tag with </a>. That's a very simple example. Additionally, you can style the url with CSS or create a button.