The Smart Index Wizard is a flexible tool that automates the process of generating keywords for your topics. Before you start indexing, review your topics and make decisions such as:
Capitalization of keywords: Do you want to capitalize all new keywords? Or do you want them in lower-case, except for proper nouns?
Index hierarchy: Do you want to create a multilevel index? If so, you'll want to include subkeywords in your search and create a subkeyword list for looking them up and selecting them.
Word types: What kinds of words do you want to include or exclude? Look at how your topics use upper- and lower-case letters, punctuation and numbers. Do you want these kinds of words included as suggested keywords?
Non-standard words: Does your Help system use a lot of non-standard words that you would not find in Webster's Dictionary? If so, you'll want the Smart Index Wizard to include them in the search.
Unique terms: Do your topics use a lot of terms that are unique to your project? If you mention software products and key components, you'll probably want to build a phrase list of these unique terms so they are included in your keyword list.
Keyword phrases: How do you want to phrase keywords? Do you want to find verb phrases? If you include phrases, do you also want to create individual keywords from parts of the phrase?
Noise words: Are there any words you want to always ignore? Your topics use certain words quite liberally (such as the, and, etc.). You can add words to the 'Always Ignore' list so they are not included in the search results.
Tip: You can take advantage of the Smart Index Wizard's custom search options so the suggested keywords suit your specific needs.
You can enter keywords into the Index Designer to create a keyword list. Instead of dragging and dropping topics into the index, use the Smart Index Wizard to search your topics for existing keywords. All the topics that include the keywords in the keyword list are automatically indexed.
Note: The Smart Index Wizard provides international support. It does an excellent job of indexing keywords in any language.