WD: Accented Words Aren't Sorted Correctly in Index (141006)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0a
- Microsoft Word for Windows 6.0c
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1
- Microsoft Word for the Macintosh 6.0.1a
- Microsoft Word for Windows NT 6.0
This article was previously published under Q141006 SYMPTOMS
If your document contains index entries that begin with accented characters
(for example, "a" with accent grave), Word incorrectly sorts your index if
you include index headings.
For example, if the following words are each marked with an index entry
field (XE)
the resulting index will look similar to this:
WORKAROUND
To work around this problem, choose an index style that does not contain a
heading. Unlink the index (press CTRL+SHIFT+F9 in Windows or press
COMMAND+SHIFT+F9 on the Macintosh) and manually insert the headings. The
drawback to this is that you cannot relink the field. If you need to update
the index, you will need to reinsert the index field and repeat this
procedure.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. This problem was corrected in
Word for Windows 95, version 7.0, and Word 98 Macintosh Edition.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 11/25/2003 |
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| Keywords: | kbbug kbfield kbhowto KB141006 |
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