Creating a cross-reference for an existing index entry
- Place the Text Insertion bar anywhere in text (it doesn’t matter where you place it because page numbers will not be listed for this entry).
- Select an entry in the Entries list. The entry is automatically placed in the Text field.
- Click the Edit button
on the Index palette, double-click the entry, or select the entry and display the context menu. - Choose Cross-Reference from the Scope drop-down menu. Choose the type of cross-reference you want from the drop-down menu: See, See also, or See herein.
- Specify the index entry being cross-referenced by entering text in the field or clicking an existing entry in the list.
Note: To see the cross-reference text in the Entries list along with the page number references, expand the entry.
Note: When you build an index, cross-references immediately follow page number references. They are formatted with the character style sheet specified in the Index Preferences dialog box (Edit > Preferences > Index). If you specify Entry’s Style, the cross-reference will use the same style sheet as the entry it follows. Using the Style drop-down menu (Index palette) to specify a character style sheet for a cross-reference will override the style sheet you specified in the Index Preferences dialog box. The text you enter in the Cross-Reference field will have that style sheet applied; however, the style sheet will not be applied to the “See,” “See also,” or “See herein” part of the cross-reference.
The punctuation preceding cross-references is specified in the Before Cross-References field of the Index Preferences dialog box (QuarkXPress/Edit > Preferences > Index). If you want punctuation following a cross-reference, enter it after the cross-reference text you entered in the Index palette.
Parent topic: Creating cross-references