When writing your research, it can be helpful to create an index, especially if your work is book-length or contains many key terms, references, etc. Below is the a list of relevant indexing resources, software, and programs. We are happy to meet with you to discuss these!
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Adobe contains tools that can help you create an index within your PDF. After opening your PDF, click on "All Tools," "view more," and then scroll down to "Add search index." You will then be prompted to choose a full index with catalog or manage embedded index. The full index option will require you to build an index on your computer (with associated files); the embedded index will automatically create an index for your document, which will enable faster searching. You cannot download the index after it is created.
American Society for Indexing Resources
The American Society of Indexing Resources provides some example software and resources for creating indices for your research.
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