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Edit or format an index entry
 
  1. If you don't see the XE fields, click Show/Hide Paragraph mark Button image on the Standard toolbar (toolbar: A bar with buttons and options that you use to carry out commands. To display a toolbar, press ALT and then SHIFT+F10.).

  2. Find the XE field for the entry that you want to modify.

    { XE "Callisto" \t "See Moons" }

  3. To edit or format an index entry (index entry: A field code that marks specific text for inclusion in an index. When you mark text as an index entry, Microsoft Word inserts an XE (Index Entry) field formatted as hidden text.), change the text inside the quotation marks.
  4. To update the index, click to the left of the index and press F9.

Note  Don't modify the index entries in the finished index; otherwise, the next time you rebuild the index, your changes will be lost.

ShowTip

To quickly find a field, press CTRL+F, click Special, and click Field. If you don't see the Special button, click More.

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