Generating index crashes InDesign 1

[kirstyjane]

Hi there

I am in desperate need of help. I am working on a 36-page InDesign document which is based on an imported Word/RTF file. The index entries are created in this word document. For some reason every time I click on the icon to generate the index it crashes InDesign. I am desperate. I have a deadline in three hours and I just don't know what to do to resolve it. Any suggestions??

Thanks.

 

[viol8ion]

What version of ID and what version of Word? ID2.0 does not support Word 7 or higher.

While it will import indexes created in Word, it imports them as text only. To create an index in ID, you need to manually index the words/entries.

First Shift + F8 to open the Index toolbox.

Now highlight the entries, and then click the icon on the menu that is a square with the corner folder up to add the entry. After you complete the index entries, then you should be able to generate an index without a problem.

When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.

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[kirstyjane]

Hi there

Thanks very kindly for your response and for your help. I think I worked it out as being the fact that I unlinked the word document too soon and it couldn't generate the index properly. It hasn't done it again since thank goodness.

But thank you again.

 

[artdir]

Thanks for all the helpful answers about index! I work in InD CS and need desperately your help:

How to import a separate index file (several hundred words, which was created later than the original doc file) in order to create an index for a InDesign document of 350 pages.

I just cannot find the way to import an index, only to create manually a new one! Is this really so?? I have the document with indexed words, but cannot find the way to import it.
Really thankful for help!!!

 

[KimNy]

Have you considered looking at Virginia Systems' Sonar Index Pro? It will let you create an index based off of a word list, which can be generated by the plug-in. Maybe it would let you use an external text file?

http://www.virginiasystems.com/productsbyapp.html

Good luck.