WD2000: Word Stops Responding When You Mark Index Entries

ID: Q211389

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you mark index entries in a long document, either manually or with the AutoMark feature, Word may appear to stop responding (hang). When you press CTRL+ALT+DELETE, the Windows task list may indicate that Word is not responding.

WORKAROUND

To work around this problem, break your long document into separate smaller documents, and then mark or AutoMark the index entries in each of the smaller documents. After you have marked the index entries in the smaller documents, you can combine the files back into one long document and insert the index.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products listed at the beginning of this article.

MORE INFORMATION

For additional information about creating an index, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q212346 WD2000: How to Create a Table of Contents and Index with Field Codes

For more information about creating an index, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type create an index in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

Additional query words:

Keywords : kbfield wd2000
Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbbug