Editing Index Links

After creating index links, you may want to edit them.

One way to edit index links is to use span styles to change the look of the index links. For example, you might want to make sure that the link term is displayed in bold to make it stand out, like this:

There are two parts that you can modify. First, you can create a style to modify the look of the "See" or "See also" portion of the link. Second, you can create a style to modify the look of the index term to which the link is pointing (in the example above, this would be the word "Dogs").

Another way to edit index links is to change the "See" or See also" text labels (e.g., change "See also" to "Also see").

How to Edit Index Links Using Span Styles

1. From the Content Explorer, open the stylesheet that you want to modify.

2. Find the span style, and expand it if you are using the Advanced view of the Stylesheet Editor. If necessary, you can use the filter field at the top-left of the editor to select All Styles.

   

   

3. Under the main span style, select any of the following classes:
   • SeeIndex This style class lets you change the look of the word "See" in an index link.
   • SeeIndexTerms This style class lets you change the look of the index entry reference in a "See" an index link. This is a common style to use to set the index term apart from the rest of the index link. For example, after creating this style class, you might open the Font property group to the right and change the font-weight setting to "bold."
   • SeeAlsoIndex This style class lets you change the look of the words "See Also" in an index link.
   • SeeAlsoIndexTerms This style class lets you change the look of the index entry reference in a "See Also" an index link. This is a common style to use to set the index term apart from the rest of the index link. For example, after creating this style class, you might open the Font property group to the right and change the font-weight setting to "bold."
4. Using the Stylesheet Editor, change any properties for it. See Editing Styles in a Regular Stylesheet.
5. Click to save your work.

How to Edit Index Label Text

1. Open the Project Organizer.
2. Double-click the Advanced folder.
3. Double-click a language skin to open it.
4. From the list, select a language in bold or italic font.

5. On the right side of the editor, select Print and Online.

6. If necessary, on the left side of the editor, expand the Print and Online group.

7. In the Name column, locate the Index Entry items , depending on which element you want to change. These are the translations you will want to edit.

   Tip You may want to click the column header to sort the Name column alphabetically. Index Entry items are labeled "Index Entry."

8. Double-click in any of the Value fields and change the text as necessary.

9. Click to save your work.

   Note If you want to change the look of index links in online output, you can do so by modifying styles within your skin. See Standard Skin Styles and HTML5 Skin Styles.