WD2000: Additional Index Entries Inserted When Entries Begin with Special Characters

ID: Q249865

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 2000

SYMPTOMS

When you create an index, it may contain extra index entries. This occurs when the index entry contains a word that begins with an umlaut letter (for example, ä, ö, ü) .

NOTE: This problem may occur in an English, Spanish, German, or French Word document.

CAUSE

This problem occurs because Word may sort characters differently based on your document and enabled language settings. In some cases, the umlaut vowel may be sorted as a separate word instead of part of the intended word.

WORKAROUND

Unlink the INDEX field and remove the unwanted headings manually. To unlink the field, select your index and press CTRL+SHIFT+F9. This converts the index to ordinary text and you can make the required changes.

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 the INDEX field, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q220568 WD2000: Undocumented Index Field Switches

For more information about using shortcut keys to type international characters, click Microsoft Word Help on the Help menu, type type international character in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topics returned.

For additional information about diacritical marks, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

Q98999 Diacritical Marks Described and Explained

Additional query words:

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