Create an index subentry

Know how to an index subentry in Adobe FrameMaker.

You can group several entries under one entry for a larger category of information by marking them as subentries. You can also create subentries to subentries.

Figure 1. Subentries
Creating indexsubentriesin FrameMaker

Separate the entry from the subentry with a colon (:). For example, to create the first subentry in the illustration, enter Continental drift:fossil evidence.

A subentry is always preceded by the entry to which it is subordinate. If you need two subentry levels, place a colon between the subentry and the sub-subentry. For example, enter Continental drift:fossil evidence:dating of.