RE: When should I add index terms?

["Phillips, Wanda" <wanda -dot- phillips -at- philips -dot- com>]

LOL, rigorous about the content. Here are some examples:

> each topic needs at least 1 entry
> index concepts
> include important abbreviations and acronyms
> index the tasks using gerunds

Wanda

-----Original Message-----
From: McLauchlan, Kevin [mailto:Kevin -dot- McLauchlan -at- safenet-inc -dot- com]
Sent: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 12:19 PM
To: Phillips, Wanda; techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com
Subject: RE: When should I add index terms?

What kind of rigorous rules?
About the content, or about being diligent?

The former, I'd like to hear about.
The latter... not so much.    :-)

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> Subject: RE: When should I add index terms?
>
> I also index as I go. Aside from having rigorous rules about
> indexing, I regularly generate a copy of my index to fix
> inconsistencies and provide guidance for future entries.
>
> Wanda
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