Reply To: Index Help

So glad to have found this thread!
What none of you seemed to mention is that when running an index from the book, Indesign actually opens each file. I just wish I knew why it doesn’t open and then CLOSE them one at a time!

I have the same problem with a catalog as Sarah did, except that waiting didn’t do the trick.
I need to generate a list of all item numbers in the catalog, with they page(s) they’re on.
I can generate separate indices, but I have duplicate items across the chapters, and I prefer that they get listed only once.

I can sort them in excel, but I wouldn’t know how to merge duplicate listings.

Any help would be much appreciated.