You can include an index in your output through the use of index keywords. An Index proxy is also necessary for print-based outputs. Unlike some features in Flare, there is no independent index file in your project that becomes the index in your output. Instead, the index is automatically generated when you build output, based on index keywords that you insert into content files in your project.
Example—Online Output
Example—Print Output
Methods
- Method 1 Adding Index Keywords and Assigning Topics to Index Keywords
- Method 2 Inserting Index Keywords
- Method 3 Creating Auto-Indexes
Main Activities
- Creating Index Links
- Enabling Indexes in Skins (HTML5 Tripane and Standard Skins)
- Associating Skins With Targets
- Creating an Index Manually for Print
- Editing the Look of a Print Index
Note You can use the built-in analysis tool and reports to see a list of topics not yet containing index keywords. See Viewing Topics Not Indexed
Note For online outputs, creating an index is typically done via a skin. By default, the MadCap style that controls index proxies is set to support only print-based outputs. However, you can change this. To do so, open your stylesheet, select the MadCap|indexProxy style, and set the mc-output-support property to all (all-print is the default setting). By doing this, you can use the index proxy method to generate an index in some online outputs as well.
