Create a master index from the contents pages of several documents


  1. Posts : 1
    Windows 7 64 Bit
       #1

    Create a master index from the contents pages of several documents


    I have a number of technical documents that are currently unwieldy to find things in. One solution is to have the network drive indexed, but getting that working for a host of people in different locations could be difficult.

    I was instead going to create a master index that pulls just the contents from each of the separate documents into one; obviously less functional than searching the entire documents but it should still do the job of allowing people to find important releases.

    I can do this manually, and have done, but then the formatting is rubbish and there is no way to alter every line across all 80 pages at once.

    Is there a better way of combining the contents pages, and if not then is there a good way of formatting quickly?

    I'm thinking of making a python script to do it but if there's another way to do it I'd like to know. Master documents don't seem to do what I want?
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    Linux Mint / XP / Win7 Home, Pro, Ultimate / Win8.1 / Win10
       #2

    Have you considered a Help Authoring Tool such as RoboHelp or MadCap?

    Create a project with each document as a chapter, then index the entire project.

    Just a thought.

    Regards,
    GEWB
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