alerts ^see^ error messages
alphabetical characters, wildcard to locate 30
ALT-1, to save to disk 32
ALT-END, use to access autocomplete/authority file in v8 of MACREX 19
ALT-F2 macro (for `see') 8
ALT-hyphen, as macro for en-dash 1
ALT-L, to store current screen (when making macros) 15
ALT-left/right arrow 2
ALT-SHIFT-L, to return to current screen (when making macros) 15
ambiguous searches 29
AND NOT Boolean operator 26
Apple Macintosh users, keystrokes in v8 of MACREX for Mac users 23
arrow keys 2
asterisk, as wildcard, searching and replacing 29
authority file option in v8 of MACREX 17
authority file option in v8 of MACREX, turning off 19
autocomplete option in v8 of MACREX 17
autocomplete option in v8 of MACREX, turning off 19
automatic save 6
backing up your index (B - make a Backup file) 6
backslash, use with wildcard characters 29
backslash, ^see also^ bold text
backup files, cumulative 15
backup files, inadvertently loaded into existing index 38
backup files, loading into v8 from previous versions of MACREX 17
backup files, nature of 6
{.}BAK extension 15
`blocker' (F7), use after date as final text element in entry 31
bold text, backslash to produce bold text 1
bold text, emboldening complete headings 14
bold text, macro to produce 14
bold text, ^see also^ backslash
Boolean grouping, 5
Boolean grouping, AND NOT Boolean operator 26
Boolean grouping, `Number' feature 5
Boolean grouping, use for identifying entries with only one locator 26
Boolean grouping, using wildcards 29
brackets (braces) ^see^ curly brackets; `soft' comma; square brackets
C (combined sort and merge from Main Menu), to remove unwanted duplicates 38
capitalizing, first letter of every word in a heading 14
capitalizing, whole headings 14
capitalizing, ^see also^ case of letters
carets, grouping all entries beginning with a caret 38
carets, as wildcards, 30
carets, as wildcards, searching and replacing 29
carets, ^see also^ italics
case of letters, changing first letters 14
case of letters, in headings, changing 14
case of letters, lower-case letter as first letter of entry, grouping 38
case of letters, ^see also^ letters
Change and Check Layout Options menus, shortcuts 33
changing case ^see^ case of letters
changing headings, in v8 of MACREX 17
codes, in {.}RTF file 39
codes, for small caps 1, 11
codes, for subscripts 1
codes, for superscripts 1
codes, text printed not sorted 1
codes, text sorted not printed 1
comma-delimited text files, importing into MACREX 25
comma/quote delimited files, importing into MACREX 25
commas, before `see' references 8
commas, in database files, conversion to soft commas within a field 25
commas, to separate headings 1
commas, ^see also^ `soft' comma
completing entries 4
concatenating page ranges ^see^ `squashing' page ranges
control keys, as alternatives to function keys 34
control keys, CTRL-A, searching using wildcards 29
control keys, CTRL-A, to make keywords 20
control keys, CTRL-B 34
control keys, CTRL-C 34
control keys, CTRL-E 34
control keys, CTRL-F 34
control keys, CTRL-H ^see^ grouping
control keys, CTRL-K 34
control keys, CTRL-K, to locate an entry 1
control keys, CTRL-left/right arrow keys 2
control keys, CTRL-O 34
control keys, CTRL-Q 34
control keys, CTRL-~r~ALT-E, use to access autocomplete/authority file in v8 of MACREX 19
control keys, CTRL-SHIFT-A macro for small caps 11
control keys, CTRL-SHIFT-G, as alternative to Scroll Lock in v8 of MACREX 23
control keys, CTRL-SHIFT-H ^see^ Boolean grouping
control keys, CTRL-SHIFT-K, to make keywords in v8 of MACREX 20
control keys, CTRL-SHIFT-N, as alternative to Num Lock in v8 of MACREX 23
control keys, CTRL-T 34
control keys, CTRL-V 34
control keys, CTRL-X 34
cross-references, restyling 14
cross-references, ^see also^ `see' references
CTRL and CTRL-SHIFT keys ^see^ control keys
cumulating files 37~{?de joining?}~
cumulative backups, making 15
curly brackets, text printed not sorted 1
curly brackets, ^see also^ `soft' commas
`Current file specification' 7
current screen, storing in macros 15
cursor, deleting all of entry to right of cursor 4
cursor, moving using arrow keys 2
cursor, size 1
database files, importing and exporting 25
dates in entries 31
dates in entries, locating 31
dates in entries, ^see also^ numbers in entries
deleting parts of an entry 4
desktop keyboards, alternative keystrokes in v8 of MACREX 23
digits, wildcard to locate 30
{.}DOC, DOCX extensions 39
dollar sign, as wildcard, searching and replacing 29
double digit locators, using Boolean grouping to group 5
doubling up entries by mistake 6, 38
down-arrow, to go to end of entry 2
duplicating entries, by mistake 6, 38
duplicating entries, removing duplicates 38
`Editing keystrokes' help file 14
editing a page number order file, locating entries using CTRL-K 1
elision ^see^ `squashing' page ranges
emboldening ^see^ bold
en-dashes, distinguishing from hyphens 12
en-dashes, macro 1
End key, control key alternative 34
END key, use to access autocomplete/authority file in v8 of MACREX 19
END key, use to access autocomplete/authority file in v8 of MACREX, changing keystroke 19
Enter key, to complete an entry 4
entries, accessing most recently typed entry 1
entries, `blockers' (F7), use after date as final text element 31
entries, completing 4
entries, deleting all of entry to right of cursor 4
entries, duplicated in error 6, 38
entries, extracting all entries within a page range 9
entries, grouping 5
entries, identifying different kinds of entry 38
entries, identifying with only one reference 26
entries, locating by number 1
entries, restyling 14
entries, without locators 4, 38
error messages, entries without locators 4, 38
error messages, out of range locators 22
escape key, to access most recently added entry 1
escape key, to delete entry to right of cursor 4
escape key, use when changing file selection 7
existing index files, conversion to MACREX format 27
existing indexes, checking for out of range locators 22
Exit and Save 6
exiting the program, backup made each time 15
exporting spreadsheets in v7 and 8 of MACREX 25
extracting all entries within a page range into a separate file, 9
F option, v8 of MACREX 18
F1 (etc.) keys ^see^ function keys
faulty index, abandoning 15
fields, database files to MACREX 25
fields, merging 25
file selector screen, restricting choice 7
file selector screens, finding indexes 7
files, loading (reading) and saving (Make a backup file option) 6
`Files matching' 7
finding queries 28
finding text at beginning/end of entry 30
first letter of entry, restyling 14
first locator (volume or page number) of text, setting in v8 of MACREX 22
first word of entry, restyling 14
fonts ^see^ small caps
full-out page ranges 10
function keys, control key alternatives 34
function keys, F1, 1, 34
function keys, F2, 21, 29, 34
function keys, F3, 34
function keys, F4, 34
function keys, F5, 21, 34
function keys, F6, 34
function keys, F7 ^see^ `blocker'
function keys, F9, to repeat all locators from previous entry 3
function keys, F11, to repeat locator from previous entry 3
function keys, F12, control key alternative 34
`gobbldegook' in RTF files 39
grouping (CTRL-H), all entries with same locator 5
grouping (CTRL-H), entries with lower-case letter as first letter of entry, 38
grouping (CTRL-H), numbers in entries 5, 35
grouping (CTRL-H), searching using wildcards 29
`hard' coding of macros 15
headings, changing all when one changed, in v8 of MACREX 17
headings, moving one heading left/right 2
headings, restyling 14
headings from a previous index, using as the basis for a new index 36
HEADINGSNT.EXE 24, 36
help files in v8 of MACREX 14, 17
hiding text from the sort 1
Home key, control key alternative 34
hyphens, searching and replacing 29
hyphens, as wildcard, searching and replacing 29
identifying different kinds of entry 38
identifying different kinds of entry, entries with only one locator 26
Ignore case/no wild 29
Ignore case/with wild 29
importing spreadsheets in v7 and 8 of MACREX 25
indexes, locating on file selector screen 7
indexes, made with other programs, conversion to MACREX format 27
{.}INF files in version 7 and earlier, locating 7
Insert On/Off 1
Insert On/Off, control key alternative 34
Insert On/Off, and `hard' coding of macros 15
italics, carets to produce italic text 1
italics, italicizing headings 14
italics, macro to produce italic 14
italics, ^see also^ carets
joining index files 37
keyboards, unusual layouts, accommodating in v8 of MACREX 23
keystroke shortcuts help file 14, 23
keystrokes, alternatives in v8 of MACREX 23
keywords, use in v8 of MACREX 20
keywords, v7, loading into v8 of MACREX 24
laptop keyboards, alternative keystrokes in v8 of MACREX 23
last locator (page or volume number) of text, setting in v8 of MACREX 22
layout files ({.}LAY files), choosing for making {.}RTF files 39
layout files ({.}LAY files), use in v8 of MACREX 17
Layout options, changing 18
Layout options, shortcuts to menus 33
left-arrow, to move cursor one character to the left 2
letters, wildcard to locate aphabetical characters, 30~{?de?}~
letters, ^see also^ case of letters
line number, to locate entry 1
list of main headings, created using HEADINGSNT.EXE 36
loading (Reading) files 6
loading (Reading) files, inadvertent loading of files 38
loading (Reading) files, warning 6
loading (Reading) files, ^see also^ Read a backup file{!!}
locating entries, using CTRL K 1
locators, out of range of text, alert 22~{?de?}~
locators, repeating 3, 4
locators, restyling 14
locators, stripping from existing {.}MBK file 36
lower-case letters ^see^ case of letters
Mac users, keystrokes in v8 of MACREX for Mac users 23
macros, ALT-F2 macro for `see' 8
macros, ALT-hyphen as en-dash 1
macros, for backing up index 16
macros, built-in, in v8 of MACREX 17
macros, CTRL-SHIFT-A for small caps 11
macros, CTRL-SHIFT-B for bold 14
macros, CTRL-SHIFT-I for italic 14
macros, CTRL-SHIFT-T for superscript 14
macros, CTRL-SHIFT-U for subscript 14
macros, `hard' coding 16
macros, loading v7 macros into v8 of MACREX 24
macros, new keystrokes in version 8~!~ 16
Main Menu, redesign in v8 of MACREX 17
{.}MBK extension 15
{.}MBK files, use with HEADINGSNT.EXE 36
Merge subprogram, options 10
Merge subprogram, `squashing' (eliding) page ranges 10
merging, fields 25
Microsoft Excel, importing of files into MACREX 25
Microsoft Word, {.}DOC, DOCX extensions 39
Microsoft Word, existing index files, conversion to MACREX format 27
Microsoft Word, {.}RTF files 39
Microsoft Word, {.}RTF files, conversion to MACREX format 27
Microsoft Word, {.}RTF files, single keystroke in v8 of MACREX 17~{?de?}~
Microsoft Word, single keystroke in v8 of MACREX 17
Microsoft Word, single keystroke in v8 of MACREX, details 18
minus sign, to search up index 29
moving from v7 to v8 of MACREX 24
{.}MWP settings, use in v8 of MACREX 17
{.}MX8 files in version 8, locating 7
names in entries, grouping 38
Num Lock key, alternatives in v8 of MACREX 23
Number of cumulative backup files 15
`Number' feature (Boolean grouping) 5
numbers in entries 5
numbers in entries, searching 5, 35
numbers in entries, ^see also^ dates in entries; digits
O - Optional Printing Features menu 39
out of range locators, alert 22~{?de?}~
OutPut options ^see^ Layout options; Q option
Page number option, Utilities menu, use for making new index from range of pages 9
page numbers ^see^ locators
page ranges in index, punctuation 12
page ranges in index, searching using wildcards 29
page ranges in index, `squashing' (eliding) 10
page ranges in index, `squashing' (eliding), styles 10
pages of text, making a separate index from section of book 9
pages of text, restricting range 22
panic button (F1) 1
`Penguin' squash (elision) of page ranges 10
plus sign, to search down index 29
previously created indexes, checking for out of range locators 22
punctuation, page ranges 12
Q option, in OutPut menu 18
Q option, to leave the program 6
{.}QSU file, use in v8 of MACREX 18
query file, uses 28
question mark, at beginning of entry 28
question mark, locating entries containing, wildcards on 29
Read a backup file (loading an index file) 6
Read a backup file (loading an index file), inadvertent use 38
repeating all locators from previous entry 3
repeating last locator from previous entry 3, 4
replacing the MACREX `reserved' characters 29
replacing text, and wildcards 29
`reserved' characters, searching and replacing 29
Respect case/no wild 29
Respect case/with wild 29
restricting the range of pages of your text 22
Restyle option (Utilities menu) 14
Return key ^see^ Enter key
returning to last entry, when using macros 16
reversing restyling 14
right-arrow, to move cursor one character to the right 2
{.}RTF files ^see^ Microsoft Word, {.}RTF files
RTFDEFAULT.QSU file 18
`rubbish' text in RTF files 39
save to disk, shortcut key 32
saving current layout to use for F from Main Menu 18
saving your index 6, 32
saving your index, ^see also^ backing up
Scroll Lock key, alternatives in v8 of MACREX 23
searching, numbers in entries 5, 35
searching methods 29
searching for numbets 35
searching for `reserved' characters 29
`see' references, added comma 8
`see' references, checking for consistency 8
SELECTNT.EXE 24
shortcut to save to disk 32
single digit locators, using Boolean grouping to group 5
small caps 1, 11
`soft' commas, in names etc. 1
`soft' commas, use in search string 38
`soft' commas, use in `see' references 8
spaces, automatically added before repeated locators 4
spreadsheets, importing and exporting 25
square brackets, as wildcards, searching and replacing 29
`squashing' page ranges 10
stand-alone utility programs 36
STANDARD*.LAY files in v8 of MACREX 17
starting a new index using backup file 15
STRIPNT.EXE 24
stripping of all locators, file created using HEADINGSNT.EXE 36
styles, page range `squashing' (eliding), 10
styles, using your own `squashing' style 10
subjects, locating in index 38
subscript, code 1
subscript, macro to produce 14
superscript, code 1
superscript, macro to produce 14
symbols ^see^ asterisk; backslash; caret; dollar sign; hyphens; square brackets
text files, comma-delimited, importing into MACREX 25~{?de?}~
text files, created from Main Menu in v8 of MACREX 17
three-digit numbers, use with `Number' option 5
tildes, for text sorted not printed 1
titles, identifying in index 38
toggling between whole heading and single word when using `yank' (F5) 21
underlining headings 14
`unsquash' option 10
up-arrow, to go to beginning of entry 2
upgrading from v7 to v8 of MACREX 17
upper-case letters ^see^ case of letters
utilities, in V8 of MACREX 24
version 6, loading settings into v8 17
version 7, loading settings into v8 17
version 8, features 17
VOLFRIG.EXE 24
volume numbers, restyling 14
volume numbers, ^see also^ locators
wildcards, ~aa~definition of `wild' 29
wildcards, alphabetical characters preceded by colon 30
wildcards, caret and dollar sign 30
wildcards, `hard' coding, use in macros 16
wildcards, symbols ^see^ asterisk; backslash; caret; curly brackets; dollar sign; hyphens; square brackets
wildcards, using to locate particular indexes in a folder 7
Windows 7~!~ and MACREX stand-alone utility programs 24, 36
Word ^see^ Microsoft Word
word left, cursor to move 2
word right, cursor to move 2
words, hyphenated 29
yank (F5) toggle (F2) 21
? New index: C:/Users/Drusilla/Indexes/tips, started: 17-05-2012 8:11.48 pm5
? think of better way to explain extracting range of page numbers
? up to item 15 sort-of
? up to 24
? from 29 on only headings indexed so far
? indexed up to end of 37
? tips all indexed but needs editing
? backslash, as wildcard, searching and replacing 29
? defaults, {.}MWP file in v8 of MACREX 17
? Function keys, F2, to rotate between search options 29
? Function keys, F2, use with `Yank' (F5) toggle 21
? identifying different kinds of entry, italicized entries 38
? checked again up to carets