Hi Jean I've put Ch11 back into the feedback folder but as it's my first effort at doing indexing I think someone should double check it.
Are there any more chapters to do because they all look as though they've been done, so thought I'd double check. Sorry I've been so slow, I think I've caught a bug. I've felt rough all day plus it's been really hot (for me anyway - it's probably only a mere 25C to those of you who can stomach the heat lol ) :( On 19 June 2010 17:22, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]> wrote: > On Sat, 2010-06-19 at 09:24 -0500, Claire Wood wrote: > > Hi Jean/Jared > > > > Thanks for your emails. I just wondered, as I've put it to Jared that > I'll > > help with indexing, is it stated anywhere on the wiki what tools we > should > > use and how to go about it? It's been a lot of years since I've indexed > > anything, and last time I did I was using Framemaker 5, as most of my > > employers favoured detailed TOCs instead. > > Hi Claire, > > Glad to hear you are going to take a plunge into indexing! > > For the user guides (in ODT), we use the tools built into Writer. The > basics are described in Chapter 12 of the Writer Guide. > > Most of the Calc Guide chapters have index entries in them already. > These may be out of date or simply wrong (for example, if a section was > copied from another guide, it may contain index entries for Writer or > Impress that need to be amended or deleted). And new sections may not > have any index entries yet. > > I suggest you first go to the end of the Calc Guide chapter you're > working on and build an index to see what entries are already in that > chapter. Then look at what's missing or needs to be changed or deleted > and insert or amend entries as needed in the chapter itself. (Never edit > an index or TOC directly.) > > The tools are fairly easy (though tedious) to use. The difficult part, > of course, is deciding what terms to include. Here is a checklist of > things to consider when creating, reviewing, or editing an index: > http://www.oooauthors.org/english/userguide3/res3/tips_indexing > > On my giant to-do list is an item for writing a little how-to for the > OOoAuthors website on indexing, like the ones on inserting figures and > other tasks. > > --Jean > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Best wishes Claire Wood
