(texinfo) Index Entries

 
 Making Index Entries
 ====================
 
   When you are making index entries, it is good practice to think of the
 different ways people may look for something.  Different people _do
 not_ think of the same words when they look something up.  A helpful
 index will have items indexed under all the different words that people
 may use.  For example, one reader may think it obvious that the
 two-letter names for indices should be listed under "Indices,
 two-letter names", since the word "Index" is the general concept.  But
 another reader may remember the specific concept of two-letter names
 and search for the entry listed as "Two letter names for indices".  A
 good index will have both entries and will help both readers.
 
   Like typesetting, the construction of an index is a highly skilled,
 professional art, the subtleties of which are not appreciated until you
 need to do it yourself.
 
    Printing Indices & Menus, for information about printing an
 index at the end of a book or creating an index menu in an Info file.

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