When writing a book or thesis, you may need to create an index, suggested reading list, or glossary. Biblioscape makes it easy to accomplish this.
Build an index
For each note that is included in your composition outline, there is a keywords field. You can enter your index term in this field. You should separate each index term by "; ". If you need to create a sub-entry index term, you need to separate it from the main term by a ":". For example, "Cancer:Biology". Cancer is the main entry. "Biology" is the sub-entry.
If you go to the "Index" tab at the top of the composition module, all the index terms will be listed along with its associated note. When you click on an index term, Biblioscape will jump to the note that is associated with the index term. The note will be displayed in the preview tab, and the "Inspector" tab will change accordingly. You can see all the other index terms associated with the note in the "Keywords" field.
 Extra step for Word 2007 users |
When you compile the composition project to an RTF file, there is an option to include index terms. If it is checked, the compiled RTF file will include an index field after the word "Index" at the end of the document before the bibliography section. If you use Word 2003 or an earlier version, you can click Ctrl+A and press the F9 button to update the index list. If you use Word 2007, after clicking Ctrl+A and pressing F9, you have to click the right mouse button on the field and select "Toggle Field Codes". |
In the compiled document, if the associated note of an index term is a long note and covers more than one page, the start page and end page will be listed accordingly. For example: "Pollution, 4-5". If you don't like the style of the index, you can customize it by clicking the right mouse button in Word, and selecting "Edit Field...". Click the button "Index...". You can then change the settings to reformat your index list.
Build a suggested reading list
When writing a book, you may need to provide a suggested reading list. The bibliography section lists all the references that are cited in your writing. The suggested reading list includes other source material you want your readers to know. In the Biblioscape composition module, you can build this list with drag and drop. Go to the "References" tab on the right, select the references you want, and drag and drop them to the suggested reading list.
When you compile your composition project, there is an option to include the suggested reading list. You can chose the style to use for the suggested reading list and its sort order.
If you need to create a separate suggested reading list for each chapter, you can add chapter names using the button "New Chapter", or you can click the button "Get Chapters from Outline". Then, select the references from the suggested reading list and click the button "Assign Chapter to Selected References". Now when you compile the composition project, references in the suggested reading list will be displayed under each chapter heading.
Build a glossary
A glossary list is included at the end of a book or thesis. It shows a list of terms and their definitions. If you want to build a glossary list, you need to first go to a categories folder and create a list of categories, then add the definitions to the "Definition" field. Once you have the list prepared, go to the composition project and select the "Glossary" tab. On the right, go to the "Categories" tab. Select the correct categories folder on the top to display the list of categories you have prepared. Select the category items and drag and drop them to the glossary list. When you compile the composition project an chose to include a glossary list, the term and its definition will be listed at the end of the compiled document.
