Ty Koontz's Index Entries
for Chapter 5 of the Macrex User Guide

"a," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
abbreviations, sorting, 5-2
adding entries, tracking added entries, 5-11
"æ" or "Æ," sorting of, 5-2, 5-8
"and," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
apostrophe ('), ignored by sort, 5-1
articles, sorting, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
"as," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
ASCII codes
   character translation table, 5-9
   redefining sort order of, 5-9
automatic merging, RAM and, 5-10 to 5-11
automatic saves, 5-11
automatic sorting
   benefit of, 5-11
   described, 5-10 to 5-11
   RAM and, 5-10 to 5-11
   saving index and, 5-11
   tracking added entries, 5-11
   turning on/off
      from Options Menu, 5-11
      when opening index, 5-11
   unconditional re-sort, 5-11


backslash (\), ignored by sort, 5-1
backup files (MBK files), importance of making, 5-11
British Standards, sorting process and, 5-1


canceling, sorting, 5-3
capitalization, sorting entries and, 5-1
caret (^), ignored by sort, 5-1
case sensitivity, sorting entries and, 5-1
changed words
   default settings, 5-1, 5-8
   editing list of, 5-7 to 5-9
   maximum number of, 5-7
characters
   editing character translation table, 5-9
   first/last letters sorted, 5-4
   ignored by sort, 5-1
   sorting priority of, 5-1 to 5-2
character translation table, editing, 5-9
chemical names, sorting of, 5-5
CHI-14.SRT file, 5-11 to 5-12
combined sort and merge, 5-10
comma (,)
   serial commas, 5-11 to 5-12
   University of Chicago Press style, for serial commas, 5-11 to 5-12
conjunctions, sorting, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
curly brackets ({ }), hiding characters from sorting, allowing
  sorting, 5-5


DEFAULT files
   for combined sort and merge, 5-10
   DEFAULT.MRG, 5-10
   DEFAULT.SRT, 5-10
default settings
   changed words, 5-1, 5-8
   ignored words, 5-1, 5-7
   sort settings, 5-1 to 5-2, 5-10
disk drive
   for temporary sort files, 5-5
   writing index to
      automatically, 5-11
      importance of, 5-10 to 5-11
"Disk sort operating" message, 5-3
double quote mark ("), ignored by sort, 5-1


editing lists
   changed words, 5-7 to 5-8
   ignored words, 5-6 to 5-7
editing tables, character translation table, 5-9
ESCape key, canceling sort operation, 5-3


F1, canceling sort operation, 5-3
files, temporary files, sort files, 5-3, 5-5
"for," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
forcing sort order, of ignored words, 5-6
function words, sorting, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9


hiding from sorting
   characters in curly brackets, allowing sorting, 5-5
   numbers, 5-5
hyphen (-), sort process and, 5-1 to 5-2


ignored words
   default list of, 5-1, 5-7
   editing list of, 5-6 to 5-7
   forcing sorting of, 5-6
"in," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9


left single quote mark (`), ignored by sort, 5-1
letter-by-letter sorting, 5-5
   character translation table, 5-9
   traditional style (LETTER.SRT file), 5-12
   University of Chicago Press style (CHI-14.SRT file), 5-11 to 5-12
LETTER.SRT file, 5-12
loading, style sheets, for one-step sort and merge, 5-10


Main Menu, returning to, 5-3
maximum settings
   length of sorted numbers, 5-6
   number of changed words, 5-7
"Mc," sorting of, 5-2, 5-7, 5-8 to 5-9
menus and screens
   Options Menu, 5-11
   Sort Menu, 5-2 to 5-3
   Sort Options Menu, 5-4 to 5-10
merging entries
   after sorting, 5-5
   sorting entries and, 5-5
      in one step, 5-10
messages, when sorting entries, 5-3
MRG files
   DEFAULT.MRG, 5-10
   and one-step sort and merge, 5-10


names, proper, University of Chicago Press style, 5-12
numbers
   hiding from sorting, 5-5
   sorting numbers within entries, 5-2, 5-6


"of," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
"on," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
one-step sort and merge, 5-10
Options Menu, 5-11
"or," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9


parentheses ()
   sorting of, 5-1 to 5-2
      University of Chicago Press style, 5-12
period (.), sort process and, 5-1 to 5-2
prepositions, sorting, 5-1, 5-5 to 5-9
PREPS.SRT file, 5-8
proper names, University of Chicago Press style, 5-12


^Q, canceling sort operation, 5-3
quitting, saving index and, from Sort Menu, 5-3


RAM
   automatic sort/merge and, 5-10 to 5-11
   sorting process and, 5-1
roman numerals, sorting within entries, 5-2, 5-10


saving
   index
      automatically, 5-11
      to disk, 5-10 to 5-11
      when quitting, 5-3
   sort options, 5-10
"see also" cross-references
   default settings, sort settings, 5-1 to 5-2
   placement of, 5-9
   text of, 5-10
"see" cross-references, ignoring "see" for sorting, 5-8
serial commas, University of Chicago Press style for, 5-11 to 5-12
single quote mark ('), ignored by sort, 5-1
solidus (/), sort process and, 5-1 to 5-2
sorting entries, 5-1 to 5-12
   abbreviations, 5-2
   articles, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
   canceling, 5-3
   case sensitivity, 5-1
   changed words, 5-1, 5-7 to 5-9
   changing options, 5-4
   characters ignored by sort, 5-1
   character translation table for, 5-9
   conjunctions, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
   default settings, 5-1 to 5-2
   first/last letters sorted, 5-4
   forcing sort order, of ignored words, 5-6
   hiding characters in curly brackets, 5-1
      allowing sorting, 5-5
   ignored words, 5-1, 5-6 to 5-7
   letter-by-letter sorting, 5-5
      character translation table, 5-9
      traditional style (LETTER.SRT file), 5-12
      University of Chicago Press style, 5-11 to 5-12
   and merging entries, 5-5
      in one step, 5-10
   messages, 5-3
   numbers, 5-2, 5-6
   options, 5-4 to 5-10
   prepositions, 5-1, 5-5 to 5-9
   priority of symbols for, 5-1 to 5-2
   punctuation marks not affecting, 5-1
   roman numerals within entry, 5-2, 5-10
   saving settings, 5-10
   "see also" cross-references, 5-1 to 5-2, 5-9 to 5-10
   "see" cross-references, 5-8
   starting sorting, 5-3
   temporary files for, 5-3, 5-5
   unconditional re-sort, 5-6, 5-11
   University of Chicago Press style, 5-1
      abbreviations, 5-8 to 5-9
      CHI-14.SRT file, 5-11 to 5-12
   word-by-word sorting, 5-1
      character translation table, 5-9
   words changed by sort, 5-7 to 5-9
   words ignored by sort, 5-1, 5-6 to 5-7
Sort Menu, 5-2 to 5-3
Sort Options Menu, 5-4 to 5-10
space character, sort process and, 5-1 to 5-2
square brackets ([]), ignored by sort, 5-1
SRT files
   CHI-14.SRT, 5-11 to 5-12
   DEFAULT.SRT, 5-10
   LETTER.SRT, 5-12
   and one-step sort and merge, 5-10
   PREPS.SRT, 5-8
"St," sorting of, 5-2, 5-8
"St.," sorting of, 5-2, 5-8 to 5-9
starting, sorting, 5-3
style sheets
   for one-step sort and merge, 5-10
   sort settings, 5-10
subentries, "see also" cross-reference placement, 5-9


tables, character translation table, 5-9
temporary files, sort files, 5-3, 5-5
"the," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
tilde (~), sort process and, 5-1
tracking added entries, turning on/off, 5-11
translation
   of ASCII character set, 5-9
   of characters for sorting, 5-9
   words changed by sort, 5-7 to 5-9
turning on/off
   automatic sorting
      from Options Menu, 5-11
      when opening index, 5-11
   tracking added entries, 5-11


unconditional re-sort, 5-6, 5-11
University of Chicago Press style
   sorting entries, 5-1
      abbreviations, 5-8 to 5-9
      CHI-14.SRT file, 5-11 to 5-12


"with," sorting of, 5-1, 5-5, 5-6 to 5-9
word-by-word sorting, 5-1, 5-5
   character translation table, 5-9
words
   changed by sort, 5-7 to 5-9
   ignored by sort, 5-1, 5-6 to 5-7
writing index to disk
   automatically, 5-11
   importance of, 5-10 to 5-11