I am an indexer. Jessica
On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 6:40 PM, Jean Hollis Weber <[email protected]>wrote: > Does anyone here have experience with indexing user guides, or want to > learn? All of the books need to have indexes created or updated. Most > chapters have some index entries in them, but these entries are often > incomplete or in some cases incorrect (for example, the name of some feature > was changed in the text but not in the index entry). > > Writer provides the tools for inserting index entries and takes care of the > page numbers when the index is compiled, but a human needs to choose the > index terms and the topics in which those terms are marked as index entries. > > Aside: Indexers can use a concordance file to partially automate the task, > but they still need to select the terms and then edit the results (which > often include many irrelevant pages). Concordances can work well for > reference manuals but in my limited experience are more trouble than they > are worth for user guides. > > BTW, we've made several attempts in the past to recruit indexers to the > team, but so far we've had no luck. The group has had to rely on me, and I > don't have time to do it all. Also I have to admit that I don't enjoy > indexing, so I tend to just not get around to it. > > --Jean > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > -- Jessica McCurdy Crooks Writer/Indexer/Proofreader 954-703-6765 http://www.nextindexservices.com blog: http://blogs.babiesonline.com/author/jessdel27/
